Many-body effects in graphene

Abstract

In this chapter, we discuss how to build effective many-body models starting from first principles electronic structure calculations and apply this general approach to graphene. We present quantitative results for the Fermi velocity renormalization, which were preliminary announced in Chapter 8. After that, we discuss many-body effects in graphene electron spectrum, static screening, and optical conductivity based on the results of lattice quantum Monte Carlo simulations. At the end, we consider many-body renormalization of minimal conductivity in graphene within the concept of environment-induced suppression of quantum tunneling.