Xu, CenkeQi, YangSachdev, Subir2012-01-102008Xu, Cenke, Yang Qi, and Subir Sachdev. 2008. Experimental observables near a nematic quantum critical point in the pnictide and cuprate superconductors. Physical Review B 78(13): 134507.1550-235Xhttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:7462438The newly discovered high temperature superconductor SmFeAs(\(O_{1-x}F_x\)) shows a clear nematic transition where the square lattice of Fe ions has a rectangular distortion. Similar nematic ordering has also been observed in the cuprate superconductors. We provide a detailed theory of experimental observables near such a nematic transition: we calculate the scaling of specific heat, local density of states (LDOS) and NMR relaxation rate \(1/T_1T\).en-USJournal Article2012-01-1010.1103/PhysRevB.78.134507