arXiv:1210.2685 · Physical Review B
XXZ spin- 12 representation of a finite- U Bose-Hubbard chain at half-integer filling
Domenico Giuliano, Davide Rossini, Pasquale Sodano, Andrea Trombettoni
Abstract
Using a similarity Hamiltonian renormalization procedure, we determine an effective spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ representation of the Bose-Hubbard model at half-integer filling and at a finite onsite interaction energy $U$. By means of bosonization, we are able to recast the effective Hamiltonian as that of a spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ XXZ magnetic chain with pertinently renormalized coupling and anisotropy parameters. We use this mapping to provide analytical estimates of the correlation functions of the Bose-Hubbard model. We then compare such results with those based on density matrix renormalization group numerical simulations of the Bose-Hubbard model for various values of $U$ and for a number $L$ of lattice sites as low as $L\ensuremath{\sim}30$. We find an excellent agreement up to $10%$ between the output of analytical and numerical computations, even for relatively small values of $U$. Our analysis implies that, also at finite $U$, the one-dimensional Bose-Hubbard model with suitably chosen parameters may be seen as a quantum simulator of the XXZ chain.