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Deciding the fate of the false Mott transition in two dimensions by exact quantum Monte Carlo methods

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2015-10-28 v1

Abstract

We present an algorithm for the computation of unbiased Green functions and self-energies for quantum lattice models, free from systematic errors and valid in the thermodynamic limit. The method combines direct lattice simulations using the Blankenbecler Scalapino-Sugar quantum Monte Carlo (BSS-QMC) approach with controlled multigrid extrapolation techniques. We show that the half-filled Hubbard model is insulating at low temperatures even in the weak-coupling regime; the previously claimed Mott transition at intermediate coupling does not exist.

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@article{arxiv.1504.05090,
  title  = {Deciding the fate of the false Mott transition in two dimensions by exact quantum Monte Carlo methods},
  author = {D. Rost and N. Blümer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.05090},
  year   = {2015}
}

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CCP 2014 proceeding, 6 pages