arXiv:0710.4865 · Physical Review B

Exact mesoscopic correlation functions of the Richardson pairing model

Alexandre Faribault, Pasquale Calabrese, Jean-Sébastien Caux

Published Feb 8, 2008• 58 citations

Abstract

We study the static correlation functions of the Richardson pairing model (also known as the reduced or discrete-state BCS model) in the canonical ensemble. Making use of the algebraic Bethe ansatz formalism, we obtain exact expressions which are easily evaluated numerically for any value of the pairing strength up to large numbers of particles. We provide explicit results at half-filling and extensively discuss their finite-size scaling behavior.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.77.064503

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