Charge Susceptibility and Kubo Response in Hatsugai-Kohmoto-related Models

TL;DR

This paper analyzes the charge susceptibility and response functions in Hatsugai-Kohmoto models, revealing unique multi-pole structures, plasmon dispersion, and clarifying the correct limits for response calculations in Mott insulators.

Contribution

It provides a detailed analysis of charge response in HK models, clarifies the limits for response functions, and addresses misconceptions about boundary conditions and impurity models.

Findings

Charge susceptibility exhibits multi-pole structure due to Hubbard bands.

Plasmon dispersion inversely depends on momentum, affecting sum rules.

Correct limits yield consistent Kubo response, resolving previous claims.

Abstract

We study in depth the charge susceptibility for the band Hatsugai-Kohmoto (HK) and orbital (OHK) models. As either of these models describes a Mott insulator, the charge susceptibility takes on the form of a modified density response function with lower and upper Hubbard bands, thereby giving rise to a multi-pole structure. The particle-hole continuum consists of hot spots along the $\omega$ vs $q$ axis arising from inter-band transitions. Such transitions, which are strongly suppressed in non-interacting systems, obtain here because of the non-rigidity of the Hubbard bands. This modified density response function gives rise to a plasmon dispersion that is inversely dependent on the momentum, resulting in an additional contribution to the conventional f-sum rule. This extra contribution originates from a long-range diamagnetic contribution to the current. This results in a non-commutativity of the long-wavelength ($q\rightarrow 0$) and thermodynamic ($L\rightarrow\infty$) limits. When the correct limits are taken, we find that the Kubo response computed with either open or periodic boundary conditions yields identical results that are consistent with the continuity equation contrary to recent claims. We also show that the long wavelength pathology of the current noted previously also plagues the Anderson impurity model interpretation of dynamical mean-field theory (DMFT).