Many-body density matrices for free fermions
Building upon an analytical technique introduced by Chung and Peschel [Phys. Rev. B 64, 064412 (2001)], we calculated the many-body density matrix ρB of a finite block of B sites within an infinite system of free spinless fermions in arbitrary dimensions. In terms of the block Green function matrix...
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sg-ntu-dr.10356-909322023-02-28T19:37:22Z Many-body density matrices for free fermions Henley, Christopher L. Cheong, Siew Ann DRNTU::Science::Physics::Atomic physics::Solid state physics Building upon an analytical technique introduced by Chung and Peschel [Phys. Rev. B 64, 064412 (2001)], we calculated the many-body density matrix ρB of a finite block of B sites within an infinite system of free spinless fermions in arbitrary dimensions. In terms of the block Green function matrix G (whose elements are Gīj=〈ci†cj〉, where ci† and cj are fermion creation and annihilation operators acting on sites i and j within the block, respectively), the density matrix can be written as ρB=det(1-G)exp(∑ij[ln G(1-G)-1]ijci†cj). Our results suggest that Hilbert space truncation schemes should retain the states created by a subset of the ci†’s (in any combination), rather than selecting eigenvectors of ρB independently based on the eigenvalue. Published version 2009-05-06T04:41:04Z 2019-12-06T17:56:42Z 2009-05-06T04:41:04Z 2019-12-06T17:56:42Z 2004 2004 Journal Article Cheong, S. A., & Henley, C. L. (2004). Many-body density matrices for free fermions. Physical Review B, 69(7), 1-12. 0163-1829 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90932 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4593 10.1103/PhysRevB.69.075111 en Physical review B Physical Review B. © 2004 The American Physical Society. The journal's website is located at http://prola.aps.org.ezlibproxy1.ntu.edu.sg/browse/PRB 12 p. application/pdf |
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Building upon an analytical technique introduced by Chung and Peschel [Phys. Rev. B 64, 064412 (2001)], we calculated the many-body density matrix ρB of a finite block of B sites within an infinite system of free spinless fermions in arbitrary dimensions. In terms of the block Green function matrix G (whose elements are Gīj=〈ci†cj〉, where ci† and cj are fermion creation and annihilation operators acting on sites i and j within the block, respectively), the density matrix can be written as ρB=det(1-G)exp(∑ij[ln G(1-G)-1]ijci†cj). Our results suggest that Hilbert space truncation schemes should retain the states created by a subset of the ci†’s (in any combination), rather than selecting eigenvectors of ρB independently based on the eigenvalue. |
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