Physics – Condensed Matter
Scientific paper
1997-10-06
Physical Review B 57, 6376 (1998)
Physics
Condensed Matter
26 pages (REVTEX), 13 PostScript figures
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.57.6376
We propose a new density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) approach to study lattices including bosons. The key to the new approach is an exact mapping of a boson site containing 2^N states to N pseudo-sites, each with 2 states. The pseudo-sites can be viewed as the binary digits of a boson level. We apply the pseudo-site DMRG method to the polaron problem in the one- and two-dimensional Holstein models. Ground state results are presented for a wide range of electron-phonon coupling strengths and phonon frequencies on lattices large enough (up to 80 sites in one dimension and up to 20x20 sites in two dimensions) to eliminate finite size effects, with up to 128 phonon states per phonon mode. We find a smooth but quite abrupt crossover from a quasi-free electron ground state with a slightly renormalized mass at weak electron-phonon coupling to a polaronic ground state with a large effective mass at strong coupling, in agreement with previous studies.
Jeckelmann Eric
White Steven R.
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