Advanced Quantum Mechanics Schwabl · Problem 2.5

Bosons

Physics — Quantum Mechanics · dynamic-structure-function-noninteracting-fermions

Problem

Show that, for noninteracting fermions, S0(q,ω)≡1N∫−∞+∞dt eiωt⟨ϕ0∣n^q(t)n^−q(0)∣ϕ0⟩=ℏV2π2N∫d3k Θ(kF−k) Θ(∣k+q∣−kF)×δ ⁣(ℏω−ℏ22m(q2+2k⋅q)).S^0(\mathbf{q},\omega) \equiv \frac{1}{N}\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty} dt\, e^{i\omega t}\langle\phi_0|\hat{n}_{\mathbf{q}}(t)\hat{n}_{-\mathbf{q}}(0)|\phi_0\rangle = \frac{\hbar V}{2\pi^2 N}\int d^3k\,\Theta(k_F - k)\,\Theta(|\mathbf{k}+\mathbf{q}| - k_F) \times\delta\!\left(\hbar\omega - \frac{\hbar^2}{2m}(q^2 + 2\mathbf{k}\cdot\mathbf{q})\right). Also, prove the relationship ∫−∞+∞dω2πS0(q,ω)={Nfor q=0 ,1−1N∑k,σnkσnk+qσfor q≠0\int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}\frac{d\omega}{2\pi}S^0(\mathbf{q},\omega) = \begin{cases} N & \text{for } \mathbf{q} = 0\ , \\ 1 - \frac{1}{N}\sum_{\mathbf{k},\sigma} n_{\mathbf{k}\sigma}n_{\mathbf{k}+\mathbf{q}\sigma} & \text{for } \mathbf{q} \neq 0 \end{cases} where n^kσ=akσ†akσ\hat{n}_{\mathbf{k}\sigma} = a^\dagger_{\mathbf{k}\sigma}a_{\mathbf{k}\sigma}.

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