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Spin symmetry breaking in the translation-invariant Hartree-Fock Uniform Electron Gas

Abstract

We study the breaking of spin symmetry for the nonlinear Hartree-Fock model describing an infinite translation-invariant interacting quantum gas (fluid phase). At zero temperature and for the Coulomb interaction in three space dimensions, we can prove the existence of a unique first order transition between a pure ferromagnetic phase at low density and a paramagnetic phase at high density. Multiple first or second order transitions can happen for other interaction potentials, as we illustrate on some examples. At positive temperature T>0 we compute numerically the phase diagram in the Coulomb case. We find the paramagnetic phase at high temperature or high density and a region where the system is ferromagnetic. We prove that the equilibrium measure is unique and paramagnetic at high temperature or high density.

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hal-01961536 , version 1 (20-12-2018)

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David Gontier, Mathieu Lewin. Spin symmetry breaking in the translation-invariant Hartree-Fock Uniform Electron Gas. SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis, 2019, 51 (4), pp.3388-3423. ⟨10.1137/19M1243142⟩. ⟨hal-01961536⟩
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