Magnetic-field-induced quantum phase transitions in the two-impurity Anderson model

In the two-impurity Anderson model, the interimpurity spin-exchange interaction favors a spin-singlet state between two impurities, leading to the breakdown of the Kondo effect. We show that a local uniform magnetic field can delocalize the quasiparticles to restore the Kondo resonance. This transition is found to be continuous, accompanied by not only the divergence of the staggered (antiferromagnetic) susceptibility, but also the divergence of the uniform spin susceptibility. This may imply that the magnetic-field-induced quantum phase transitions in Kondo systems are in favor of the local critical type.