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Theory of Fluctuating Charge Ordering in the Pseudogap Phase of the Cuprates Via A Preformed Pair Approach

We study the static and dynamic behavior of charge ordering within a d-wave pair pseudogap (pg) scenario. This is addressed using a density-density correlation function derived from the standard pg self energy, $Σ$ and compatible with the longitudinal and transverse sum rules. The broadening factor $γ$ in $Σ$ reflects the breaking of pairs into constituent fermions. We apply this form for $Σ$ (derived elsewhere for high fields) to demonstrate the existence of quantum oscillations in a non-Fermi liquid pg state. Our conclusion is that the pseudogap-induced pairbreaking, via $γ$, allows the underlying fermiology to be revealed; in YBCO, finite $ω$ and $γ$ enable antinodal fluctuations, despite the competition with a d-wave gap in the static and superconducting limits.