Nonlocal dynamical correlations in the Falicov-Kimball model

Abstract

An extension of the dynamical mean-field approximation (DMFA) that allows for inclusion of nonlocal correlations is presented. This method is based on the projection technique and the DMFA, in which both local and nonlocal contributions to the dynamics of systems are evaluated exactly within a relevant subspace of Liouville space, while the remaining subspace is kept by local contributions. We examine the method by studying the spinless Falicov-Kimball model. It is found that the sum rules are preserved, the spectral function is positive definite, and nonlocal features of the spectral function appear, especially near the Fermi surface.