Abstract
A renormalization method is used to study the conductance of a one-dimensional metal in the presence of a periodic potential. The approach of Horovitz, Bohr, Kosterlitz, and Shulz is generalized to the case in which this potential has many Fourier components; it is further modified to include the Pokrovsky-Talapov behavior near the insulating phase. The Luther-Emery line is shown to correspond to an invariant line of the renormalization equations in the strong-coupling regime, beyond the range of validity of the Kosterlitz pertubative renormalization group.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1378-1383 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Physical Review B |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1993 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics