The Hubbard model on a square lattice is one of the most studied condensed-matter quantum problems.Here we find evidence that for intermediate
U/4t values and a hole-concentration range
x∈(xc,x∗) the ground state of the Hubbard model on the square lattice perturbed by weak three-dimensional (3D) uniaxial anisotropy has long-range d-wave superconducting order. Here
t is the effective nearest-neighbor transfer integral and
U the effective on-site repulsion. The lower critical concentration
xc involves the Ginzburg number Gi and is approximately given by
xc≈Gi+x0≈0.05. Here $x_0