Quantum critical dynamics with mode coupling. I. Ferromagnets

Abstract
We examine the low-temperature critical dynamics of two ferromagnetic models of the disordered state having "mode-mode coupling." A method is developed to incorporate mode-mode coupling contributions in an O(ε) momentum-space renormalization-group analysis of a quantum system. For each model, both quantum and classical critical regions may exist. The characteristic dimensionality changes from d=6 classically to d=10 in the quantum limit. The dynamic critical index associated with the quantum fixed point is z=413(10d). The scaling behavior of the spin transport coefficient Γ is examined in the T=0 limit. We discuss the properties of the quantum-to-classical crossover, including the "metastable" nature of the quantum fixed points.