Reply to "Comment on 'High-Spin Polaron in Lightly Doped CuO$_2$ Planes'"

TL;DR

This paper critically examines claims that the physics of a three-band model can be fully explained by a one-band model, arguing that they are not equivalent despite superficial similarities.

Contribution

It clarifies the distinctions between the three-band and one-band models, emphasizing that they do not describe the same physics despite previous claims.

Findings

Disagreement with the claim that one-band models fully explain three-band physics

Highlighting fundamental differences between the models

Refuting the equivalence suggested by prior comparisons

Abstract

In arXiv:1108.5413v1, Lee and Lee use several comparisons to argue that the physics of the three-band model found (Phys. Rev. Lett. 106 036401 (2011)) can be explained in the one-band model's framework (Phys. Rev. Lett. 91 057001 (2003)). While superficial similarities exist between the two sets of results, for reasons discussed in this reply, we disagree that they describe the same physics.