Session J19: Frontiers in Electronic Structure Theory I
11:15 AM–2:15 PM, Tuesday, March 6, 2007
Colorado Convention Center Room: 104
Sponsoring Units:
DCP DCOMP
Chair: Martin Head-Gordon, University of California, Berkeley
Abstract ID: BAPS.2007.MAR.J19.3
Abstract: J19.00003 : Spin Polarization Resolved Energetics of a Quasi One Dimensional Electron Gas
12:27 PM–12:39 PM
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Authors:
Luke Shulenburger
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Michele Casula
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Richard M. Martin
(University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Gaetano Senatore
(Dipartimento di Fisica Teorica dell Universita di Trieste, and INFM-CNR Democritos)
This work extends that of Casula et. al.$^1$ by using Quantum Monte Carlo to calculate the exact energy of a quasi one dimensional electron gas at nonzero polarizations. We present a parameterization of the correlation energy suitable for LSDA density functional calculations$^2$. The energy of the momentum resolved spin and charge excitations is also calculated via the intermediate scattering function$^3$. At low densities, correlation opens a gap for charge excitations near $2 k_f$ for each spin species. The modes with periodicity close to the mean interparticle spacing are softened due to the formation of a quasi Wigner crystal. These effects disappear as the density increases and correlation becomes less important. The calculated excitation spectrum agrees with the long wavelength behavior predicted by Luttinger liquid theory. \begin{itemize} \item[{[1]}] M. Casula, S. Sorella and G. Senatore, cond-mat/0607130 (2006) \item[{[2]}] Abedinpour, Polini, Xianlong and Tosi, private communication. \item[{[3]}] S. Yamamoto, Physical Review Letters, {\bf 75}, 3349 (1995) \end{itemize}
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