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arXiv:1812.08581 · Physical Review A

Boltzmann relaxation dynamics in the strongly interacting Fermi-Hubbard model

Friedemann Queißer, Ralf Schützhold

Published Nov 19, 2019• 14 citations
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Abstract

Via the hierarchy of correlations, we study the Mott insulator phase of the Fermi-Hubbard model in the limit of strong interactions and derive a quantum Boltzmann equation describing its relaxation dynamics. In stark contrast to the weakly interacting case, we find that the scattering cross sections strongly depend on the momenta of the colliding quasiparticles and holes. Therefore, the relaxation towards equilibrium crucially depends on the spectrum of excitations. For example, for particle-hole excitations directly at the minimum of the (direct) Mott gap, the scattering cross sections vanish such that these excitations can have a very long lifetime.

DOI
10.1103/physreva.100.053617

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