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arXiv:0812.2977 · Physical Review B

Exact solution of the infinite- U Hubbard problem and other models in one dimension

Brijesh Kumar

Published Apr 27, 2009• 26 citations
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Abstract

An interacting spin-fermion model is exactly solved on an open chain. In a certain representation, it is the nearest-neighbor Hubbard model in the limit of infinite $U$ (local interaction). Exact solution of its complete energy eigenspectrum is accomplished by introducing a unitary transformation which maps the original problem to a tight-binding model of the fermions only. Physically, the exact solution implies the absence of Nagaoka ferromagnetism in the ground state for arbitrary electron densities. The present method solves a class of very general models exactly. Few more problems are discussed as an application of this unitary transform method.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.79.155121

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An interacting spin-fermion model is exactly solved on an open chain. In a certain representation, it is the nearest-neighbor Hubbard model in the limit of infinite UUU (local interaction). Exact solution of its complete energy eigenspectrum is accomplished by introducing a unitary transformation which maps the original problem to a tight-binding model of the fermions only. Physically, the exact solution implies the absence of Nagaoka ferromagnetism in the ground state for arbitrary electron densities. The present method solves a class of very general models exactly. Few more problems are discussed as an application of this unitary transform method.
The problem of the ground state of the electronic system in the Hubbard model for U=∞ is discussed. The author investigates the normal (singlet or nonmagnetic) N state of the electronic system over the entire range of electron densities n⩽1. It is shown that the energy of the N state ɛ 0 (1) (n) in a one-particle approximation, such as (e.g.) the extended Hartree-Fock approximation, is lower than the energy of the saturated ferromagnetic FM state ɛ FM(n) for all n. The dynamic magnetic susceptibility is calculated in the random phase approximation, and it is shown that the N state is stable over the entire range of electron densities: The static susceptibility (ω=0) does not have a band singularity in the zero-wave vector limit q→0. A formally exact representation is obtained for the mass operator of the one-particle Green’s function, and an approximation of this operator is proposed: M k(E)⋍λF(E), where λ=n(1−n)/(1−n/2)z is the kinematic interaction parameter, z is the number of nearest neighbors, and F(E) is the total single-site Green’s function. For an elliptical density of states the integral equation for F(E) is solved exactly, ad it is shown that the spectral intensity rigorously satisfies the sum rule. The calculated energy of the strongly correlated N state ɛ 0(n)<ɛ FM(n) for all n, and in light of this relationship the author discusses the hypothesis that the ground state of the system is the normal (singlet) state in the thermodynamic limit. The electron distribution function at T=0 differs significantly from the Fermi step; it is “smeared” along the entire energy spectrum, and discontinuities do not occur in the region of the chemical potential m.
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