Schwarzian soft modes, Quantum Tsallis statistics and strange metal

Dec 29, 2025, 9:30 AM
40m
Sogang University

Sogang University

Speaker

Prof. Xian-Hui Ge

Description

We develop a unified framework connecting quantum Tsallis statistics to electronic transport in strongly interacting systems. Starting from Rényi and Tsallis entropies, we construct a quantum Tsallis distribution that reduces to the conventional Fermi--Dirac distribution when q=1. For q slightly deviating from unity, the correction term in the occupation function can be mapped to a q-deformed Schwarzian action, corresponding to soft reparametrization modes. Coupling these soft modes to electrons via the Fermi Golden Rule yields a modified scattering rate, which reproduces conventional Fermi-liquid behavior at low temperatures and linear-in-temperature resistivity at high temperatures. Using the memory matrix formalism, we analyze magnetotransport, finding a linear-in-field magnetoresistance and a Hall angle consistent with Anderson's two-lifetime scenario.

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