Related papers: Generalized Falicov-Kimball Models
In the spirit of the generalized one-particle density matrix for fermions, we introduce generalized one- and two-particle density matrices to state representability conditions up to second order for boson systems without assuming particle…
We propose an extension of the standard model where quarks are viewed as fermions with a ``bare'' integer (weak) hypercharge which is normalized with a fractional part created by a quantized topological Chern-Simons configuration of the…
We generalize the construction of time-reversal symmetry-breaking triple-component semimetals, transforming under the pseudospin-1 representation, to arbitrary (anti-)monopole charge $2 n$, with $n=1,2,3$ in the crystalline environment. The…
A combination of small-cluster exact-diagonalization calculations and a well-controlled approximative method is used to examine the ground-state phase diagrams of the spin-one-half Falicov-Kimball model extended by the spin-dependent…
Disorder or interactions can turn metals into insulators. One of the simplest settings to study this physics is given by the Falikov-Kimball model, which describes itinerant fermions interacting with a classical Ising background field.…
It is long known that the best single-site coherent potential approximation (CPA) falls short of describing Anderson localization (AL). Here, we study a binary alloy disorder (or equivalently, a spinless Falicov-Kimball (FK)) model and…
Local n-particle vertex functions represent the crucial ingredient for all diagrammatic extensions of dynamical mean field theory (DMFT). Hitherto their application has been restricted -with a few exceptions- to the n=2-particle vertex…
Majorana fermion (MF) excitations in solid state system have non-Abelian statistics which is essential for topological quantum computation. Previous proposals to realize MF, however, generally requires fine-tuning of parameters. Here we…
Theoretical foundations and applications of the generalized spin-fermion (sp-d) exchange lattice model to various magnetic systems, e.g. rare-earth metals and compounds and magnetic semiconductors are discussed. The capabilities of the…
We present a formalism for the fermionic quasiparticle propagator in a superfluid fermionic system. Starting from a general many-body hamiltonian confined by the two-body instantaneous interaction, the equation of motion for the fermionic…
The nearest-neighbor quantum-antiferromagnetic (AF) Heisenberg model for spin 1/2 on a two-dimensional square lattice is studied in the auxiliary-fermion representation. Expressing spin operators by canonical fermionic particles requires a…
Metal-insulator transitions are studied within a three-component Falicov-Kimball model which mimics a mixture of one-component and two-component fermionic particles with local repulsive interactions in optical lattices. Within the model the…
Strongly correlated Fermi systems are fundamental systems in physics that are best studied experimentally, which until very recently have lacked theoretical explanations. This review discusses the construction of a theory and the analysis…
I perform a complete classification of 2d, quasi-1d and 1d topological superconductors which originate from the suitable combination of inhomogeneous Rashba spin-orbit coupling, magnetism and superconductivity. My analysis reveals…
We show that confined Majorana fermions can exist in nanowires with proximity induced s-wave superconducting pairing if the direction of an external magnetic field rotates along the wire. The system is equivalent to nanowires with…
We consider a system consisting of two quantum dots connected by an s-wave superconductor in the presence of periodically varying electric or magnetic fields. The Floquet theory shows that there may be Floquet poor man's Majorana fermions…
We study hybrid superconducting-semiconducting nanowires in the presence of Rashba spin-orbit interaction as well as helical magnetic fields. We show that the interplay between them leads to a competition of phases with two topological gaps…
Majorana fermion representations of the algebra associated with spin, charge, and flavor currents have been used to transform the two-channel Kondo Hamiltonian. Using a path integral formulation, we derive a reduced effective action with…
We propose a new mechanism for topological superconductivity based on an antiferromagnetically ordered chain of magnetic atoms on the surface of a conventional superconductor. In a weak Zeeman field, a supercurrent in the substrate…
The linear perturbation renormalization group is used to study spinless two-band fermion chains at half-filling. The model consists of two species of spinless fermions, namely localized f and extended p, and it takes into account the…