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I. Ichinose

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Phase diagrams of Bose-Hubbard model and antiferromagnetic spin-1/2 models on a honeycomb lattice

Motivated by the recent experimental realization of the Haldane model by ultracold fermions in an optical lattice, we investigate phase diagrams of the hard-core Bose-Hubbard model on a honeycomb lattice. This model is closely related with a spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic (AF) quantum spin model. Nearest-neighbor (NN) hopping amplitude is positive and it prefers an AF configurations of phases of Bose-Einstein condensates. On the other hand, an amplitude of the next-NN hopping depends on an angle variable as in the Haldane model. Phase diagrams are obtained by means of an extended path-integral Monte-Carlo simulations. Besides the AF state, a 120$^o$-order state, there appear other phases including a Bose metal in which no long-range orders exist.

cond-mat.quant-gas

Superfluidity and solid orders in two-component Bose gas with dipolar interactions in an optical lattice

In this paper, we study an extended bosonic t-J model in an optical lattice, which describes two-component hard-core bosons with a nearest-neighbor (NN) pseudo-spin interaction, and also inter- and intra-species dipole-dipole interactions (DDI). In particular, we focus on the case in which two component hard-core bosons have anti-parallel polarized dipoles with each other. The global phase diagram is studied by means of the Gutzwiller variational method and also the quantum Monte-Carlo simulations (QMC). The both calculations show that a stripe solid order, besides a checkerboard one, appears as a result of the DDI. By the QMC, we find that two kinds of supersolid (SS) form, checkerboard SS and stripe SS, and we also verify the existence of some exotic phase between the stripe solid and checkerboard SS. Finally by the QMC, we study the t-J-like model, which was experimentally realized recently by A. de Paz et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. {\bf 111}, 185305 (2013)].

cond-mat.quant-gas

Superfluid, Supersolid and Checkerboard Solid in Two-Component Bosons in an Optical Lattice: Study by Means of Gross-Pitaevskii Theory and Monte-Carlo Simulations

The bosonic t-J model is a strong-on-site repulsion limit of the two-component Bose-Hubbard model and is expected to be realized by experiments of cold atoms in an optical lattice. In previous papers, we studied the bosonic t-J model by both analytical methods and numerical Monte - Carlo (MC) simulations. However, in the case of finite $J_z$, where $J_z$ is the $z$-component coupling constant of the pseudospin interaction, the phase diagram of the model was investigated by assuming the checkerboard type of boson densities. In this study, we shall continue our previous study of the bosonic t-J model using both the Gross-Pitaevskii (GP) theory and MC simulations without assuming any pattern of boson densities. These two methods complement each other and give reliable results. We show that as $J_z$ is increased, the superfluid state evolves into a supersolid (SS), and furthermore into a genuine solid with the checkerboard symmetry. In the present study, we propose a method identifying quantum phase transitions in the GP theory. We also study finite-temperature phase transitions of the superfluidity and the diagonal solid order of the SS by MC simulations.

cond-mat.quant-gas

Effective field theory for two-species bosons in an optical lattice: Multiple order, the Nambu-Goldstone bosons, the Higgs mode and vortex lattice

In the previous papers, we studied the bosonic t-J mode and derived an effective field theory, which is a kind of quantum XY model. The bosonic t-J model is expected to be realized by experiments of two-component cold atoms in an optical lattice. In this paper, we consider a similar XY model that describes phase diagram of the t-J model with a mass difference. Phase diagram and critical behavior of the quantum XY model are clarified by means of the Monte-Carlo simulations. Effective field theory that describes the phase structure and low-energy excitations of the quantum XY model is derived. Nambu-Goldstone bosons and the Higgs mode are studied by using the effective field theory and interesting findings are obtained for the system with multiple order, i.e., Bose-Einstein condensations and pseudo-spin symmetry. We also investigate physical properties of the quantum XY model in an effective magnetic field that is realized by rotating the optical lattice, etc. We show that low-energy states of the system strongly depend on the strength of the "magnetic field". For some specific strength of the magnetic field, vortex lattice forms and the correlation function of the bosons exhibits solid like behavior, which is a kind of Bose-Einstein condensation.

cond-mat.quant-gas

Effective field theories for two-component repulsive bosons on lattice and their phase diagrams

In this paper, we consider the bosonic t-J model, which describes two-component hard-core bosons with a nearest-neighbor (NN) pseudo-spin interaction and a NN hopping. To study phase diagram of this model, we derive effective field theories for low-energy excitations. In order to represent the hard-core nature of bosons, we employ a slave-particle representation. In the path-integral quantization, we first integrate our the radial degrees of freedom of each boson field and obtain the low-energy effective field theory of phase degrees of freedom of each boson field and an easy-plane pseudo-spin. Coherent condensates of the phases describe, e.g., a "magnetic order" of the pseudo-spin, superfluidity of hard-core bosons, etc. This effective field theory is a kind of extended quantum XY model, and its phase diagram can be investigated precisely by means of the Monte-Carlo simulations. We then apply a kind of Hubbard-Stratonovich transformation to the quantum XY model and obtain the second-version of the effective field theory, which is composed of fields describing the pseudo-spin degrees of freedom and boson fields of the original two-component hard-core bosons. As application of the effective-field theory approach, we consider the bosonic t-J model on the square lattice and also on the triangular lattice, and compare the obtained phase diagrams with the results of the numerical studies. We also study low-energy excitations rather in detail in the effective field theory. Finally we consider the bosonic t-J model on a stacked triangular lattice and obtain its phase diagram. We compare the obtained phase diagram with that of the effective field theory to find close resemblance.

cond-mat.quant-gas

Phase Structure of Repulsive Hard-Core Bosons in a Stacked Triangular Lattice

In this paper, we study phase structure of a system of hard-core bosons with a nearest-neighbor (NN) repulsive interaction in a stacked triangular lattice. Hamiltonian of the system contains two parameters one of which is the hopping amplitude $t$ between NN sites and the other is the NN repulsion $V$. We investigate the system by means of the Monte-Carlo simulations and clarify the low and high-temperature phase diagrams. There exist solid states with density of boson $ρ={1 \over 3}$ and ${2\over 3}$, superfluid, supersolid and phase-separated state. The result is compared with the phase diagram of the two-dimensional system in a triangular lattice at vanishing temperature.

quant-ph

Finite-temperature phase diagram of two-component bosons in a cubic optical lattice: Three-dimensional t-J model of hard-core bosons

We study the three-dimensional bosonic t-J model, i.e., the t-J model of "bosonic electrons", at finite temperatures. This model describes the $s={1 \over 2}$ Heisenberg spin model with the anisotropic exchange coupling $J_{\bot}=-αJ_z$ and doped {\it bosonic} holes, which is an effective system of the Bose-Hubbard model with strong repulsions. The bosonic "electron" operator $B_{rσ}$ at the site $r$ with a two-component (pseudo-)spin $σ(=1,2)$ is treated as a hard-core boson operator, and represented by a composite of two slave particles; a "spinon" described by a Schwinger boson (CP$^1$ boson) $z_{rσ}$ and a "holon" described by a hard-core-boson field $ϕ_r$ as $B_{rσ}=ϕ^†_r z_{rσ}$. By means of Monte Carlo simulations, we study its finite-temperature phase structure including the $α$ dependence, the possible phenomena like appearance of checkerboard long-range order, super-counterflow, superfluid, and phase separation, etc. The obtained results may be taken as predictions about experiments of two-component cold bosonic atoms in the cubic optical lattice.

cond-mat.str-el

Phase structure of $Z_2$ gauge theories for frustrated antiferromagnets in two dimensions

In this paper, we study phase structure of $Z_2$ lattice gauge theories that appear as an effective field theory describing low-energy properties of frustrated antiferromagnets in two dimensions. Spin operators are expressed in terms of Schwinger bosons, and an emergent U(1) gauge symmetry reduces to a $Z_2$ gauge symmetry as a result of condensation of a bilinear operator of the Schwinger boson describing a short-range spiral order. We investigated the phase structure of the gauge theories by means of the Monte-Carlo simulations, and found that there exist three phases, phase with a long-range spiral order, a dimer state, and a spin liquid with deconfined spinons. Detailed phase structure and properties of phase transitions depend on details of the models.

cond-mat.str-el

Phase Structure and Critical Behavior of Multi-Higgs U(1) Lattice Gauge Theory in Three Dimensions

We study the three-dimensional (3D) compact U(1) lattice gauge theory coupled with $N$-flavor Higgs fields by means of the Monte Carlo simulations. This model is relevant to multi-component superconductors, antiferromagnetic spin systems in easy plane, inflational cosmology, etc. It is known that there is no phase transition in the N=1 model. For N=2, we found that the system has a second-order phase transition line $\tilde{c}_1(c_2)$ in the $c_2$(gauge coupling)$-c_1$(Higgs coupling) plane, which separates the confinement phase and the Higgs phase. Numerical results suggest that the phase transition belongs to the universality class of the 3D XY model as the previous works by Babaev et al. and Smiseth et al. suggested. For N=3, we found that there exists a critical line similar to that in the N=2 model, but the critical line is separated into two parts; one for $c_2 < c_{2{\rm tc}}=2.4\pm 0.1$ with first-order transitions, and the other for $ c_{2{\rm tc}} < c_2$ with second-order transitions, indicating the existence of a tricritical point. We verified that similar phase diagram appears for the N=4 and N=5 systems. We also studied the case of anistropic Higgs coupling in the N=3 model and found that there appear two second-order phase transitions or a single second-order transition and a crossover depending on the values of the anisotropic Higgs couplings. This result indicates that an "enhancement" of phase transition occurs when multiple phase transitions coincide at a certain point in the parameter space.

hep-lat

Quantum Spin Chains with Nonlocally-Correlated Random Exchange Coupling and Random-Mass Dirac Fermions

S=1/2 quantum spin chains and ladders with random exchange coupling are studied by using an effective low-energy field theory and transfer matrix methods. Effects of the nonlocal correlations of exchange couplings are investigated numerically. In particular we calculate localization length of magnons, density of states, correlation functions and multifractal exponents as a function of the correlation length of the exchange couplings. As the correlation length increases, there occurs a "phase transition" and the above quantities exhibit different behaviors in two phases. This suggests that the strong-randomness fixed point of the random spin chains and random-singlet state get unstable by the long-range correlations of the random exchange couplings.

cond-mat.dis-nn

Effects of Long-Range Correlations in Random-Mass Dirac Fermions

In the previous paper, we studied the random-mass Dirac fermion in one dimension by using the transfer-matrix methods. We furthermore employed the imaginary vector potential methods for calculating the localization lengths. Especially we investigated effects of the nonlocal but short-range correlations of the random mass. In this paper, we shall study effects of the long-range correlations of the random mass especially on the delocalization transition and singular behaviours at the band center. We calculate localization lengths and density of states for various nonlocally correlated random mass. We show that there occurs a "phase transition" as the correlation length of the random Dirac mass is varied. The Thouless formula, which relates the density of states and the localization lengths, plays an important role in our investigation.

cond-mat.dis-nn

Random-Mass Dirac Fermions in an Imaginary Vector Potential (II): Long-Range Correlated Random Mass

In the previous paper, we studied the random-mass Dirac fermion in one dimension by using the transfer-matrix methods and by introducing an imaginary vector potential in order to calculate the localization lengths. Especially we considered effects of the nonlocal but short-range correlations of the random mass. In this paper, we shall study effects of the long-range correlations of the random mass especially on the delocalization transition. The results depend on how randomness is introduced in the Dirac mass.

cond-mat.dis-nn

Effective gauge field theory of the t-J model in the charge-spin separated state and its transport properties

We study the slave-boson t-J model of cuprates with high superconducting transition temperatures, and derive its low-energy effective field theory for the charge-spin separated state in a self-consistent manner. The phase degrees of freedom of the mean field for hoppings of holons and spinons can be regarded as a U(1) gauge field, $A_i$. The charge-spin separation occurs below certain temperature, $T_{\rm CSS}$, as a deconfinement phenomenon of the dynamics of $A_i$. Below certain temperature $T_{\rm SG} (< T_{\rm CSS})$, the spin-gap phase develops as the Higgs phase of the gauge-field dynamics, and $A_i$ acquires a mass $m_A$. The effective field theory near $T_{\rm SG}$ takes the form of Ginzburg-Landau theory of a complex scalar field $λ$ coupled with $A_i$, where $λ$ represents d-wave pairings of spinons. Three dimensionality of the system is crucial to realize a phase transition at $T_{\rm SG}$. By using this field theory, we calculate the dc resistivity $ρ$. At $T > T_{\rm SG}$, $ρ$ is proportional to $T$. At $T < T_{\rm SG}$, it deviates downward from the $T$-linear behavior as $ρ\propto T \{1 -c(T_{\rm SG}-T)^d \}$. When the system is near (but not) two dimensional, due to the compactness of the phase of the field $λ$, the exponent $d$ deviates from its mean-field value 1/2 and becomes a nonuniversal quantity which depends on temperature and doping. This significantly improves the comparison with the experimental data.

cond-mat

Comment on ``Confinement of slave particles in U(1) gauge theories of strongly interacting electrons"

In a recent Letter, Nayak argued that slave partices are always confined in gauge theories of strongly-correlated electron systems like the t-J model. The argument mostly relies on Elitzur's theorem and the fact that the effective gauge theory under discussion is at infinite coupling. On the other hand, in the previous papers we studied dynamics of the gauge theory of the t-J model showing that the slave particles are in the Coulomb phase below certain critical temperature T{CSS} that depends on hole doping. We comment on the discrepancy between the results in two papers.

cond-mat.str-el

Random-mass Dirac fermions in an imaginary vector potential: Delocalization transition and localization length

One dimensional system of Dirac fermions with a random-varying mass is studied by the transfer-matrix methods which we developed recently. We investigate the effects of nonlocal correlation of the spatial-varying Dirac mass on the delocalization transition. Especially we numerically calculate both the "typical" and "mean" localization lengths as a function of energy and the correlation length of the random mass. To this end we introduce an imaginary vector potential as suggested by Hatano and Nelson and solve the eigenvalue problem. Numerical calculations are in good agreement with the results of the analytical calculations.

cond-mat

Pion mass and the PCAC relation in the overlap fermion formalism: Gauged Gross-Neveu model on a lattice

We investigate chiral properties of the overlap lattice fermion by using solvable model in two dimensions, the gauged Gross-Neveu model. In this model, the chiral symmetry is spontaneously broken in the presence of small but finite fermion mass. We calculate the quasi-Nambu-Goldstone(NG) boson mass as a function of the bare fermion mass and two parameters in the overlap formula. We find that the quasi-NG boson mass has desired properties as a result of the extended chiral symmetry found by Lüscher. We also examine the PCAC relation and find that it is satisfied in the continuum limit. Comparison between the overlap and Wilson lattice fermions is made.

hep-lat

Resistivity in the spin-gap state of the t-J model

Being motivated by recent experimental data on YBaCuO, we calculate dc resistivity in the spin-gap state of charge- spin-separated t-J model by using a massive gauge theory of holons and spinons.The result shows it deviates downward from the T-linear behavior below the spin-gap onset temperature.

cond-mat

Quasi-excitations and superconductivity in the t-J model on a ladder

We study the t-J model on a ladder by using slave-fermion-CP^1 formalism which is quite useful for study of lightly-doped high-T_c cuprates. By integrating half of spin variables, we obtain a low-energy effective field theory whose spin part is nothing but CP^1 sigma model. We especially focus on dynamics of composite gauge field which determines properties of quasi-excitations. Value of the coefficient of the topological term strongly influences gauge dynamics and explaines why properties of quasi-excitations depend on the number of legs of ladder. We also show that superconductivity appears as a result of short-range antiferromagnetism and order parameter has d-wave type symmetry.

cond-mat