Moment expansion to the memory function for generalized Drude scattering rate

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2016.04.010zbMATH Open1360.81338arXiv1603.05054OpenAlexW2299116440MaRDI QIDQ527320FDOQ527320

Authors: Pankaj Bhalla, Nabyendu Das, Navinder Singh 

Publication date: 11 May 2017

Published in: Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The memory function formalism is an important tool to evaluate the frequency dependent electronic conductivity. It is previously used within some approximations in the case of electrons interacting with various other degrees of freedom in metals with great success. However, one needs to go beyond those approximations as the interaction strengths become stronger. In this work, we propose a systematic expansion of the memory function involving its various moments. We calculate the higher order contribution to the generalized Drude scattering rate in case of electron-impurity interactions. Further we compare our results with the results from previously studied lowest order calculations. We find larger contributions from the higher moments in the low frequency regime and also in the case of larger interaction strength.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1603.05054

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zbMATH Keywords

electronic transport in metalimpurity scatteringmemory function formalismscattering mechanisms

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Many-body theory; quantum Hall effect (81V70) Statistical mechanics of metals (82D35)

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