Auxiliary Field Quantum Monte Carlo for Multiband Hubbard Models: Controlling the Sign and Phase Problems to Capture Hund's Physics

Abstract

In the study of strongly-correlated, many-electron systems, the Hubbard Kanamori (HK) model has emerged as one of the prototypes for transition metal oxide physics. The model is multi-band in nature and contains Hund's coupling terms, which have pronounced effects on metal-insulator transitions, high-temperature superconductivity, and other physical properties. In the following, we present a complete theoretical framework for treating the HK model using the ground state Auxiliary Field Quantum Monte Carlo (AFQMC) method and analyze its performance on few-band models whose parameters approximate those observed in ruthenate, rhodates, and other materials exhibiting Hund's physics. Unlike previous studies, the constrained path and phaseless approximations are used to respectively control the sign and phase problems, which enables high accuracy modeling of the HK model's ground state properties within parameter regimes of experimental interest. We demonstrate that, after careful consideration of the Hubbard-Stratonovich transformations and trial wave functions employed, relative errors in the energy of less than 1% can routinely be achieved for moderate to large values of the Hund's coupling constant. Crucially, our methodology also accurately predicts magnetic ordering and phase transitions. The results presented open the door to more predictive modeling of Hund's physics within a wide range of strongly-correlated materials using AFQMC.

14 pages, 7 figures, 2 tables

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