Two-dimensional conformal field theory for disordered systems at criticality

被引:127
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作者
Mudry, C
Chamon, C
Wen, XG
机构
[1] Department of Physics, Massachusetts Inst. of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
random Dirac fermions; IQHE plateau transition; multifractal scaling phenomena; nonlinear field theory; conformal field theory; current algebra;
D O I
10.1016/0550-3213(96)00128-9
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
学科分类号
摘要
Using a Kac-Moody current algebra with U(1/1) x U(1/1) graded symmetry, we describe a class of (possibly disordered) critical points in two spatial dimensions. The critical points are labelled by the triplets (l, m, k(j)), where l is an odd integer, m is an integer, and k(j) is real. For most such critical points, we show that there are infinite hierarchies of relevant operators with negative scaling dimensions. To interpret this result, we show that the line of critical points (1, 1, k(j) > 0) is realized by a field theory of massless Dirac fermions in the presence of U(N) vector gauge-like static impurities. Along the disordered critical line (1, 1, k(j) > 0) we find an infinite hierarchy of relevant operators with negative scaling dimensions {Delta(q)\q is an element of N}, which are related to the disorder average over the qth moment of the single-particle Green function. Those relevant operators can be induced by non-Gaussian moments of the probability distribution of a mass-like static disorder.
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页码:383 / 443
页数:61
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