A Tale of Two Theories: Quantum Griffiths Effects in Metallic Systems

We show that two apparently contradictory theories on the existence of Griffiths-McCoy singularities in magnetic metallic systems are in fact mathematically equivalent. We discuss the generic phase diagram of the problem and show that there is a non-universal crossover temperature range T* $<$ T where power law behavior (Griffiths-McCoy behavior) is expect. For T $<$ T* power law behavior ceases to exist due to the destruction of quantum effects generated by the dissipation in the metallic environment. We show that T* is an analogue of the Kondo temperature and is controlled by non-universal couplings.