arXiv:2307.09500 · Physical Review Research
Exact hole-induced S U ( N ) flavor singlets in certain U = ∞ S U ( N ) Hubbard models
Kyung-Su Kim, Hosho Katsura
Abstract
We prove that the motion of a single hole induces S U ( N ) flavor singlets in the U = ∞ S U ( N ) (Fermi) Hubbard model on a Husimi-like tree graph. The result is generalized to certain t − J models with singlet hopping terms typically neglected in the literature. This is an S U ( N ) generalization of the “counter-Nagaoka theorem” introduced in []. Our results suggest the existence of resonating flavor singlet (RFS)-like polarons in the t − J models on a more realistic nonbipartite lattice. Such RFS polarons may be relevant for a novel strong-coupling mechanism of superconductivity or other exotic fractionalized phases of matter. Published by the American Physical Society 2024