Physical review. B, Solid state
Exact Eigenvalues of the Constant-Coupled One-Band Model with a Finite Number of Sites
James D. Patterson
Abstract
The exact eigenvalues (for ground and excited states) of the constant-coupled one-band model for ${N}_{f}$ fermions on $N$ sites were obtained. Both electrons ($T<0$, where $T$ is the coefficient of the term representing the "hopping energy") and holes ($T>0$) were considered, and results were obtained for $2\ensuremath{\le}{N}_{f}\ensuremath{\le}N$ and $N=2, 3, \mathrm{and} 4$. Only the ${N}_{f}=2$, $N=3$ and ${N}_{f}=3$, $N=4$ with $T>0$ cases gave a purely ferromagnetic ground state. These cases also showed a ferromagnetic state at higher energy. The eigenvalues were calculated as a function of $\frac{U}{T}$, where $U$ represents the Coulomb energy of repulsion for electrons on the same site. The total spins of the states were obtained from their splitting in a magnetic field. The hopping term was found to be dominant for $|\frac{U}{T}|$ as large as one. The calculations support the suggestion that the ground state is usually antiferromagnetic.