A self-consistent, conserving theory of the attractive Hubbard model in two dimensions

Abstract

We have investigated the attractive Hubbard model in the low density limit for the 2D square lattice using the ladder approximation for the vertex function in a self-consistent, conserving formulation. In the parameter region where the on-site attraction is of the order of the bandwidth, we found no evidence of a pseudo gap. Further, we have observed that the suppression of the Fermi surface known to destroy superconductivity in one and two dimensions, when these systems are treated using a non self-consistent theory (Schmitt-Rink, et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 445 (1989)), does not occur when pair-pair interactions are included. However, we do find a quasiparticle lifetime that varies linearly with temperature, similar to many experiments. Thus, although this system has a Fermi surface, it shows non Fermi liquid type behaviour over a wide temperature range. We stress that our work uses thermal Green's functions along the real time axis, and thus allows for a more accurate determination of the dynamical properties of a model than theories that require extrapolations from the imaginary frequency axis.

13 pages, including 14 figures

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