研究目的
To develop a Feynman diagram approach for calculating nonlinear optical responses in solids, providing a systematic and interpretable method for perturbation theory, and to apply this method to second- and third-order responses, including in Weyl semimetals.
研究成果
The Feynman diagram approach provides a concise and systematic way to compute nonlinear optical responses, reproducing known results for second-order effects and enabling new insights into third-order responses. In Weyl semimetals, third-order responses show a topological divergence due to Berry curvature quadrupole and peculiar linear resonances. The method simplifies perturbation theory calculations and offers physical interpretations in terms of diagrammatic processes.
研究不足
The method assumes non-interacting electrons and does not account for electron-electron interactions, which may limit applicability to strongly correlated systems. It relies on the velocity gauge, which can have spurious divergences at low frequencies that require sum rules to handle. The approach is primarily suited for analytical and tight-binding models; for quantitative predictions, density functional theory or other advanced methods may be needed. Dynamical effects like scattering and relaxation are incorporated phenomenologically but not fully from first principles.
1:Experimental Design and Method Selection:
The study uses a theoretical and computational approach based on Feynman diagram methods in quantum field theory, applied to non-interacting electron systems in periodic solids. The velocity gauge is employed for perturbation theory, with derivations of nonlinear conductivities up to third order.
2:Sample Selection and Data Sources:
No physical samples or experimental data are used; the work is purely theoretical, relying on mathematical models and derivations. A specific tight-binding model for a Weyl semimetal is used for numerical calculations.
3:List of Experimental Equipment and Materials:
No experimental equipment or materials are mentioned, as the study is computational and theoretical.
4:Experimental Procedures and Operational Workflow:
The methodology involves deriving Feynman rules for nonlinear electromagnetic perturbations, computing conductivity tensors through diagrammatic expansions, performing frequency integrals analytically, and applying the method to specific cases like second-harmonic generation and third-order responses. Numerical integration is used for the Weyl semimetal model.
5:Data Analysis Methods:
Analytical evaluations of integrals using contour integration techniques in the complex plane, numerical integration over the Brillouin zone for specific models, and interpretation of results in terms of physical processes and symmetries.
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