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Non-perturbative renormalization-group approach to the Bose-Hubbard model

Quantum Gases 2011-06-03 v3

Abstract

We present a non-perturbative renormalization-group approach to the Bose-Hubbard model. By taking as initial condition of the RG flow the (local) limit of decoupled sites, we take into account both local and long-distance fluctuations in a nontrivial way. This approach yields a phase diagram in very good quantitative agreement with the quantum Monte Carlo results and reproduces the two universality classes of the superfluid--Mott-insulator transition with a good estimate of the critical exponents. Furthermore, it reveals the crucial role of the "Ginzburg length" as a crossover length between a weakly- and a strongly-correlated superfluid phase.

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@article{arxiv.1012.0166,
  title  = {Non-perturbative renormalization-group approach to the Bose-Hubbard model},
  author = {A. Rancon and N. Dupuis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1012.0166},
  year   = {2011}
}

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v2) revised version (new title and abstract, significant rewritting), 4 pages, 4 figures

R2 v1 2026-06-21T16:51:47.481Z