Penn, D.
, Girvin, S.
and Mahan, G.
(1981),
Dispersion Relation Approach to the X-Ray Edge Problem, Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics), [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=620211 (Accessed April 30, 2026)
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Dispersion Relation Approach to the X-Ray Edge Problem
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, S Girvin, G D. Mahan
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We present a dispersion relation formulation of the open-line amplitude for the x-ray edge problem within the contact potential model. Using both multiple-scattering and determinant techniques, we find that to a very good approximation the many-body effects can be described within a single-particle transition-rate expression using a renormalized matrix element. This renormalized matrix element may be expressed exactly in terms of a frequency integral over the scattering phase shift for the core-hole potential. There are small corrections to the transition rate due to multiple particle-hole-pair final states, and a systematic series expansion for these is presented. This series is summed at threshold to yield an exact expression for the critical amplitude multiplying the power-law singularity. Our analytic results given an exact description at threshold and are shown to be quite accurate away from threshold. Comparison with the asymptotic expression of Noziegrave};res and De Dominicis is made.Citation
Physical Review B (Condensed Matter and Materials Physics)
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24
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Created December 15, 1981, Updated April 21, 2026