Thermal transport in the Falicov-Kimball model

J. K. Freericks, V. Zlatić
2001 Physical Review B (Condensed Matter)  
We prove the Jonson-Mahan theorem for the thermopower of the Falicov-Kimball model by solving explicitly for correlation functions in the large dimensional limit. We prove a similar result for the thermal conductivity. We separate the results for thermal transport into the pieces of the heat current that arise from the kinetic energy and those that arise from the potential energy. Our method of proof is specific to the Falicov-Kimball model, but illustrates the near cancellations between the
more » ... etic-and potential-energy pieces of the heat current implied by the Jonson-Mahan theorem.
doi:10.1103/physrevb.64.245118 fatcat:7ja7bvx2hna43nzxleyuzjylci