Abstract
It is shown that the approximate variational calculation of Gutzwiller predicts a metal-insulator transition as the intra-atomic Coulomb interaction is increased for the case of one electron per atom. The susceptibility and effective mass are calculated in the metallic phase and are found to be enhanced by a common factor which diverges at the critical value of the interaction.
Keywords
CoulombPhysicsCondensed matter physicsVariational methodMetal–insulator transitionElectronAtom (system on chip)MetalAtomic physicsInsulator (electricity)Quantum mechanicsMaterials scienceElectrical resistivity and conductivity
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- 2
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- 10
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- 4302-4304
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W. F. Brinkman,
T. M. Rice
(1970).
Application of Gutzwiller's Variational Method to the Metal-Insulator Transition.
Physical review. B, Solid state
, 2
(10)
, 4302-4304.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.2.4302
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- 10.1103/physrevb.2.4302