Fermion condensation and non Fermi liquid behavior in a model with long range forces

Abstract

The phenomenon of the so called Fermion condensation, a phase transition analogous to Bose condensation but for Fermions, postulated in the past to occur in systems with strong momentum dependent forces, is reanalyzed in a model with infinite range interactions. The strongly non Fermi Liquid behavior of this system is demonstrated analytically at T = 0 and at T ≠ 0 in the superconducting and normal phases. The validity of the quasiparticle picture is investigated and seen to hold true for temperatures less than the characteristic temperature T _f of the Fermion condensation.