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Composite boson mapping for lattice boson systems.

Daniel Huerga¹, Jorge Dukelsky, Gustavo E Scuseria

¹Instituto de Estructura de la Materia, C.S.I.C., Serrano 123, E-28006 Madrid, Spain.

Physical Review Letters

|August 13, 2013

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We developed a new composite boson mapping to efficiently solve complex quantum many-body problems. This method accurately reproduces phase diagrams and physical behaviors, offering a cost-effective alternative to existing approaches.

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Area of Science:

Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Many-Body Theory
Quantum Simulation

Background:

Solving complex quantum many-body systems is computationally challenging.
Existing methods for systems like the Bose-Hubbard model face significant hurdles, especially for frustrated systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel canonical mapping for physical boson operators to composite bosons.
To apply this mapping to the 2D Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonian and solve it efficiently.
To analyze the resulting phase diagram and physical phenomena like Higgs boson behavior.

Main Methods:

Canonical mapping of physical boson operators to quadratic products of composite bosons.
Solving the 2D lattice Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonian using a generalized Hartree-Bogoliubov approximation.
Comparison with quantum Monte Carlo results and experimental data.

Main Results:

The composite boson mapping preserves matrix elements under physical constraints.
The Mott insulator-superfluid phase diagram accurately matches quantum Monte Carlo results.
Observed Higgs boson behavior in the superfluid phase aligns with experimental findings.

Conclusions:

The composite boson mapping provides a computationally efficient and accurate method for quantum many-body problems.
This approach offers competitive results for ground and excited states at a reduced cost.
The method is broadly applicable to challenging frustrated many-body systems.