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Ferromagnetism in single-band Hubbard models with a partially flat band

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-10-31 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

A Hubbard model with a single, partially flat band has ferromagnetic ground states. It is shown that local stability of ferromagnetism implies its global stability in such a model: The model has only ferromagnetic ground states if there are no single spin-flip ground states. Since a single-band Hubbard model away from half filling describes a metal, this result may open a route to metallic ferromagnetism in single band Hubbard models.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9904258,
  title  = {Ferromagnetism in single-band Hubbard models with a partially flat band},
  author = {Andreas Mielke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9904258},
  year   = {2009}
}

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6 pages, Accepted for publication in Physical Review Letters