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Main Authors: Haag-Fank, Leon, Mielke, Andreas
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.19703
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author Haag-Fank, Leon
Mielke, Andreas
author_facet Haag-Fank, Leon
Mielke, Andreas
contents The lowest eigenstates of the hopping matrix on the line graph of a cubic lattice with periodic boundary conditions are highly degenerate, they form a lowest flat band. Further, these states are localized. If one considers a repulsive bosonic Hubbard model on this lattice it is possible to construct exact multi-particle ground states simply by putting particles in the localized single particle ground states such that they avoid each other. This can be done up to a certain critical particle number $N_c$. We prove that at this particle number the ground state entropy is subextensive $\propto N_c^{2/3}$. For lower densities the entropy is extensive. We further show that the problem is related to the number of 4-cycle decompositions of the cubic lattice with periodic boundary conditions.
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spellingShingle The bosonic Hubbard model on a three dimensional flat band lattice
Haag-Fank, Leon
Mielke, Andreas
Mathematical Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Combinatorics
81V73 (Primary), 81-10, 81Q80, 05C30, 05C38 (Secondary)
The lowest eigenstates of the hopping matrix on the line graph of a cubic lattice with periodic boundary conditions are highly degenerate, they form a lowest flat band. Further, these states are localized. If one considers a repulsive bosonic Hubbard model on this lattice it is possible to construct exact multi-particle ground states simply by putting particles in the localized single particle ground states such that they avoid each other. This can be done up to a certain critical particle number $N_c$. We prove that at this particle number the ground state entropy is subextensive $\propto N_c^{2/3}$. For lower densities the entropy is extensive. We further show that the problem is related to the number of 4-cycle decompositions of the cubic lattice with periodic boundary conditions.
title The bosonic Hubbard model on a three dimensional flat band lattice
topic Mathematical Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Combinatorics
81V73 (Primary), 81-10, 81Q80, 05C30, 05C38 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.19703