Perturbative renormalization of multi-channel Kondo-type models

The poor man's scaling is extended to higher order by the use of the open-shell Rayleigh-Schroedinger perturbation theory. A generalized Kondo-type model with the SU(n) times SU(m) symmetry is proposed and renormalized to the third order. It is shown that the model has both local Fermi-liquid and non-Fermi-liquid fixed points, and that the latter becomes unstable in the special case of n=m=2. Possible relevance of the model to the newly found phase IV in Ce_{x}La_{1-x}B_6 is discussed.Comment: 14 pages, 10 Postscript figure

High Temperature Expansion for the SU(n) Heisenberg Model in One Dimension

Thermodynamic properties of the SU($n$) Heisenberg model in one dimension is studied by means of high-temperature expansion for arbitrary $n$. The specific heat up to $O[(\beta J)^{23}]$ and the correlation function up to $O[(\beta J)^{18}]$ are derived with $\beta J$ being the antiferromagnetic exchange in units of temperature. It is found for $n>2$ that the specific heat shows a shoulder in the high-temperature side of a peak. The origin of this structure is clarified by deriving the temperature dependence of the correlation function. With decreasing temperature, the short-range correlation with two-site periodicity develops first, and then another correlation with $n$-site periodicity at lower temperature. This behavior is in contrast to that of the inverse square interaction model, where the specific heat shows a single peak according to the exact solution. Our algorithm has an advantage that neither computational time nor memory depends on the multiplicity $n$ per site; the series coefficients are obtained as explicit functions of $n$.Comment: 4 pages including 4 PS-figures, submitted to J. Phys. Soc. Jp