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Pekar's ansatz and the strong coupling problem in polaron theory

Institute of Mathematical Problems of Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russian Federation

The translationally invariant polaron theory of Tulub is discussed in detail which makes no use the Pekar's ansatz (believed to provide the asymptotically exact solution in the strong coupling limit) and fundamentally produces a lower-energy polaron than when using the anzatz. In the case of the bipolaron, the theory yields the best values for bonding energy and for critical stability parameters. A variety of physical implications of the existence of translationally invariant polarons and bipolarons are discussed.

 BibTexBibNote ® (generic) BibNote ® (RIS)MedlineRefWorks TY JOUR TI Pekar's ansatz and the strong coupling problem in polaron theory AU Lakhno, V. D. PB Physics-Uspekhi PY 2015 JO Physics-Uspekhi JF Physics-Uspekhi JA Phys. Usp. VL 58 IS 3 SP 295-308 UR https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2015/3/d/ ER https://doi.org/10.3367/UFNe.0185.201503d.0317