Median-point approximation and its application for the study of fermionic systems

Abstract

We consider a system of fermions with local interactions on a lattice (Hubbard model) and apply a novel extension of the Laplace's method (saddle-point approximation) for evaluating the corresponding partition function. There, we introduce dual free bosonic fields, with a propagator corresponding to an effective (renormalized) interaction with Maki-Thompson and Aslamazov-Larkin type corrections and beyond, and demonstrate that the superconducting pairing originates as an instability of the effective interaction. We derive the corresponding Bethe-Salpeter equation (instability criterion) and show that the interaction enters the equation only in its effective form to all orders, including the exchange part of the self-energy. An important implication of this result is that the effective interaction always remains finite, even at phase-transition points, directly contradicting the often used assumption of linear relationship between the interaction and susceptibility, established within the random-phase approximation. By analyzing the Bethe-Salpeter equation in the context of unconventional superconductivity, we find that the presence of a flat band close the Fermi level, found in materials such as twisted bilayer graphene, has a twofold favorable impact persisting beyond the weak-coupling approximation: a reduced kinetic energy cost of the gap formation and an increased anisotropy of the effective interaction, favoring a momentum dependent order parameter.

arXiv comment28 pages, 6 figures

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