Néel transition, spin fluctuations, and pseudogap in underdoped cuprates by a Lorentz invariant four-fermion model in 2+1 dimensions

Abstract

We show that the Néel transition and spin fluctuations near the Néel transition in planar cuprates can be described by an SU(2) invariant relativistic four-fermion model in 2+1 dimensions. Features of the pseudogap phenomenon are naturally described by the appearance of an anomalous dimension for the spinon propagator.

Comments: 5 pages, 2 figures (revtex4). Final revised and corrected version