40 research outputs found
Local distribution approach to disordered binary alloys
We study the electronic structure of the binary alloy and (quantum)
percolation model. Our study is based on a self-consistent scheme for the
distribution of local Green functions. We obtain detailed results for the
density of states, from which the phase diagram of the binary alloy model is
constructed, and discuss the existence of a quantum percolation threshold.Comment: 9 pages, 8 figures. A few minor changes, 1 figure adde
The Kernel Polynomial Method
Efficient and stable algorithms for the calculation of spectral quantities
and correlation functions are some of the key tools in computational condensed
matter physics. In this article we review basic properties and recent
developments of Chebyshev expansion based algorithms and the Kernel Polynomial
Method. Characterized by a resource consumption that scales linearly with the
problem dimension these methods enjoyed growing popularity over the last decade
and found broad application not only in physics. Representative examples from
the fields of disordered systems, strongly correlated electrons,
electron-phonon interaction, and quantum spin systems we discuss in detail. In
addition, we illustrate how the Kernel Polynomial Method is successfully
embedded into other numerical techniques, such as Cluster Perturbation Theory
or Monte Carlo simulation.Comment: 32 pages, 17 figs; revised versio
Solution of the Holstein polaron anisotropy problem
We study Holstein polarons in three-dimensional anisotropic materials. Using
a variational exact diagonalization technique we provide highly accurate
results for the polaron mass and polaron radius. With these data we discuss the
differences between polaron formation in dimension one and three, and at small
and large phonon frequency. Varying the anisotropy we demonstrate how a polaron
evolves from a one-dimensional to a three-dimensional quasiparticle. We thereby
resolve the issue of polaron stability in quasi-one-dimensional substances and
clarify to what extent such polarons can be described as one-dimensional
objects. We finally show that even the local Holstein interaction leads to an
enhancement of anisotropy in charge carrier motion.Comment: 6 pages, 7 figures; extended version accepted for publication in
Phys. Rev.
Cutting off the non-Hermitian boundary from an anomalous Floquet topological insulator
In two-dimensional anomalous Floquet insulators, non-Hermitian boundary state
engineering can be used to completely separate chiral boundary states from bulk
bands in the quasienergy spectrum. The topological properties of such
spectrally separated boundary states are no longer restricted by the strict
bulk-boundary correspondence of Hermitian systems. We show that this additional
topological freedom enables one to faithfully transfer the topological
properties of a boundary attached to a Floquet insulator to a non-Hermitian
Floquet chain obtained by physically cutting off the boundary from the bulk. We
implement this scenario for a simple model of an anomalous Floquet insulator
with Hermitian and non-Hermitian boundaries, and discuss the relevance of our
construction for the experimental realization of non-Hermitian topological
phases that connect dimensions one and two.Comment: 7 pages, 4 figure