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2nd talk. The Mott transition

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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Mott</strong> <strong>transition</strong>. Paramagnetic state<br />

Atomic lattice single orbital per site and average occupancy 1: half filling<br />

Hopping<br />

saves energy t<br />

Double occupancy<br />

costs energy U<br />

Small U/t<br />

Metal<br />

Increasing U/t<br />

<strong>Mott</strong> <strong>transition</strong><br />

Large U/t<br />

Insulator<br />

W<br />

Double<br />

occupancy<br />

Single<br />

occupancy<br />

U

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