Complex analysis of divergent perturbation theory at finite temperature

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2203.02377v3
• Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2022 10:54:18 GMT
• Title: Complex analysis of divergent perturbation theory at finite temperature
• Authors: Yi Sun and Hugh G. A. Burton
• Abstract summary: We show that zeros of the partition function lead to poles in the internal energy and logarithmic singularities in the Helmholtz free energy. Analysing these zeros reveals that the radius of convergence increases for higher temperatures.
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• Abstract: We investigate the convergence properties of finite-temperature perturbation theory by considering the mathematical structure of thermodynamic potentials using complex analysis. We discover that zeros of the partition function lead to poles in the internal energy and logarithmic singularities in the Helmholtz free energy which create divergent expansions in the canonical ensemble. Analysing these zeros reveals that the radius of convergence increases for higher temperatures. In contrast, when the reference state is degenerate, these poles in the internal energy create a zero radius of convergence in the zero-temperature limit. Finally, by showing that the poles in the internal energy reduce to exceptional points in the zero-temperature limit, we unify the two main mathematical representations of quantum phase transitions.

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