Evolution of the low-energy excitation spectrum from the pure Hubbard ladder to the SO(5) ladder: A numerical study
Daniel Duffy, Stephan Haas, Eugene Kim
The Hubbard Hamiltonian on a two-leg ladder is studied numerically using quantum Monte Carlo and exact diagonalization techniques. A rung interaction, $V,$ is turned on such that the resulting model has an exact SO(5) symmetry when $V=\ensuremath{-}U.$ The evolution of the low-energy excitation spectrum is presented from the pure Hubbard ladder to the SO(5) ladder. It is shown that the low-energy excitations in the pure Hubbard ladder have an approximate SO(5) symmetry.
Physical review. B, Condensed matter•Sep 1, 1998•7 citations