Emery-Kivelson solution of the two-channel Kondo problem

Anirvan M. Sengupta, Antoine Georges

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Abstract

We consider the two-channel Kondo model in the Emery-Kivelson approach, and calculate the total susceptibility enhancement due to the impurity χimp=χ-χbulk. We find that χimp exactly vanishes at the solvable point, in a completely analogous way to the singular part of the specific heat Cimp. A perturbative calculation around the solvable point yields the generic behavior χimp∼log(1/T), Cimp∼T logT and the known universal value of the Wilson ratio RW=8/3. From this calculation, the Kondo temperature can be identified and is found to behave as the inverse square of the perturbation parameter. The small-field, zero-temperature behavior χimp∼log(1/h) is also recovered.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)10020-10022
Number of pages3
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume49
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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