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Pseudospin symmetry and new collective modes of the Hubbard model

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (USA)
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  1. IBM Research Division, Almaden Research Center, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, California 95120 (USA)
The Hubbard model possesses a SU(2) pseudospin symmetry, which contains the U(1) phase symmetry as a subgroup. The existence of such symmetry leads to interesting experimental consequences if the U(1) phase symmetry is spontaneously broken, i.e., if the ground state is superconducting. In this case, there must exist a pair of {ital massive} collective modes which together with the usual Goldstone mode form a triplet representation of the psuedospin group. These collective modes are collisionless and couple directly to external charge disturbances with wave number {pi} and can therefore be detected experimentally as sharp resonances.
OSTI ID:
6720278
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (USA), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (USA) Vol. 65:1; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English