The thesis of Pedro Goldbaum, entitled Exact results for strongly correlated fermions: Hubbard and Falicov-Kimball models, has been placed on deposit.

Any member of the University wishing to read the thesis may do so. Any objections should be submitted to me in writing. The principal advisor for this work was Prof. Elliott Lieb

ABSTRACT

In this work, we study two models of strongly correlated fermions: Hubbard and Falicov-Kimball. We present a proof of the existence of real and ordered solutions to the nested Bethe Ansatz equations for the one dimensional Hubbard model on a finite lattice, with periodic boundary conditions. The existence of a continuous set of solutions extending from any $U>0$ to $U=\infty$ is also shown, where $U$ is the strength of the interaction between fermions at the same site. We use this continuity property, combined with the proof that the norm of the wavefunction obtained with the generalized Bethe Ansatz is not zero, to prove that the solution gives us the ground state of the finite system, as assumed by Lieb and Wu. For the absolute ground state at half-filling, we show that the solution converges to a distribution in the thermodynamic limit. This limit distribution satisfies the integral equations that led to the Lieb-Wu solution of the 1D Hubbard model.

We also obtain a lower bound for the ground state energy of the Falicov-Kimball model. This bound is given by a bulk term, plus a term proportional to the boundary. A numerical value for the coefficient of the boundary term is determined. The explicit derivation is important in the proof of the conjecture of segregation of the two kinds of fermions in the Falicov-Kimball model, for sufficiently large interactions.

Daniel Marlow
Chair, Dept. of Physics