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Method of time-ordered products in polaron theory

Journal Article · · Theor. Math. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01028893· OSTI ID:6920306
The method of time-ordered products is used to investigate the equilibrium thermodynamic properties of the Frolich model in polaron theory. The polaron free energy at finite temperatures is calculated on the basis of Bogolyubov's variational principle. The trial functional is chosen in the most general form corresponding to an arbitrary number of harmonic oscillators interacting with the electron. An upper bound for the polaron ground-state energy is obtained and studied in the case of weak coupling and low temperatures. It is shown that the accuracy of the bound increases with increasing number of oscillators.
Research Organization:
V.A. Steklov Mathematics Inst., USSR Academy of Sciences
OSTI ID:
6920306
Journal Information:
Theor. Math. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: Theor. Math. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 67:1; ISSN TMPHA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English