Fermionic Mean-Field Theory as a Tool for Studying Spin Hamiltonians

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Main Authors: Henderson, Thomas M., Harrison, Brent, Magoulas, Ilias, Necaise, Jason, Projansky, Andrew M., Evangelista, Francesco A., Whitfield, James D., Scuseria, Gustavo E.
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Published: 2024
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author Henderson, Thomas M.
Harrison, Brent
Magoulas, Ilias
Necaise, Jason
Projansky, Andrew M.
Evangelista, Francesco A.
Whitfield, James D.
Scuseria, Gustavo E.
author_facet Henderson, Thomas M.
Harrison, Brent
Magoulas, Ilias
Necaise, Jason
Projansky, Andrew M.
Evangelista, Francesco A.
Whitfield, James D.
Scuseria, Gustavo E.
contents The Jordan--Wigner transformation permits one to convert spin $1/2$ operators into spinless fermion ones, or vice versa. In some cases, it transforms an interacting spin Hamiltonian into a noninteracting fermionic one which is exactly solved at the mean-field level. Even when the resulting fermionic Hamiltonian is interacting, its mean-field solution can provide surprisingly accurate energies and correlation functions. Jordan--Wigner is, however, only one possible means of interconverting spin and fermionic degrees of freedom. Here, we apply several such techniques to the XXZ and $J_1\text{--}J_2$ Heisenberg models, as well as to the pairing or reduced BCS Hamiltonian, with the aim of discovering which of these mappings is most useful in applying fermionic mean-field theory to the study of spin Hamiltonians.
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spellingShingle Fermionic Mean-Field Theory as a Tool for Studying Spin Hamiltonians
Henderson, Thomas M.
Harrison, Brent
Magoulas, Ilias
Necaise, Jason
Projansky, Andrew M.
Evangelista, Francesco A.
Whitfield, James D.
Scuseria, Gustavo E.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The Jordan--Wigner transformation permits one to convert spin $1/2$ operators into spinless fermion ones, or vice versa. In some cases, it transforms an interacting spin Hamiltonian into a noninteracting fermionic one which is exactly solved at the mean-field level. Even when the resulting fermionic Hamiltonian is interacting, its mean-field solution can provide surprisingly accurate energies and correlation functions. Jordan--Wigner is, however, only one possible means of interconverting spin and fermionic degrees of freedom. Here, we apply several such techniques to the XXZ and $J_1\text{--}J_2$ Heisenberg models, as well as to the pairing or reduced BCS Hamiltonian, with the aim of discovering which of these mappings is most useful in applying fermionic mean-field theory to the study of spin Hamiltonians.
title Fermionic Mean-Field Theory as a Tool for Studying Spin Hamiltonians
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.02125