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Momentum-dependent power law measured in an interacting quantum wire beyond the Luttinger limit.

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Authors

Jin, Y 
Tsyplyatyev, O 
Moreno, M 
Anthore, A 
Tan, WK 

Abstract

Power laws in physics have until now always been associated with a scale invariance originating from the absence of a length scale. Recently, an emergent invariance even in the presence of a length scale has been predicted by the newly-developed nonlinear-Luttinger-liquid theory for a one-dimensional (1D) quantum fluid at finite energy and momentum, at which the particle's wavelength provides the length scale. We present experimental evidence for this new type of power law in the spectral function of interacting electrons in a quantum wire using a transport-spectroscopy technique. The observed momentum dependence of the power law in the high-energy region matches the theoretical predictions, supporting not only the 1D theory of interacting particles beyond the linear regime but also the existence of a new type of universality that emerges at finite energy and momentum.

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0202 Atomic, Molecular, Nuclear, Particle and Plasma Physics

Journal Title

Nat Commun

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Journal ISSN

2041-1723
2041-1723

Volume Title

10

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Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Sponsorship
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/J01690X/1)
EPSRC (EP/J01690X/1)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EP/K004077/1)
This work was supported by the UK EPSRC [Grant Nos. EP/J01690X/1 and EP/J016888/1]. OT acknowledges support from the German DFG through the SFB/TRR 49 programme. LG acknowledges support from NSF DMR Grant No. 1603243.
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