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Annihilators see only the occupied part, creators only the virtual part (Eq. (42))

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KochHF.slater_projection_rules

by Lucas · Oct 9, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

hartree-fockmathematical-physicssecond-quantization

Let α1,…,αN∈CK\alpha_1,\dots,\alpha_N\in\mathbb C^K be orthonormal, ∣Φ⟩=cαN†⋯cα1†∣0⟩|\Phi\rangle=c^\dagger_{\alpha_N}\cdots c^\dagger_{\alpha_1}|0\rangle and P=∑n∣αn⟩⟨αn∣P=\sum_n|\alpha_n\rangle\langle\alpha_n| the projection onto the occupied space (Eq. (41)). Then for every orbital φ\varphi

cφ∣Φ⟩=cPφ∣Φ⟩andcφ†∣Φ⟩=c(1−P)φ†∣Φ⟩.c_{\varphi}|\Phi\rangle=c_{P\varphi}|\Phi\rangle\qquad\text{and}\qquad c^\dagger_{\varphi}|\Phi\rangle=c^\dagger_{(1-P)\varphi}|\Phi\rangle .

This is the basic tool for evaluating matrix elements of Slater determinants: annihilating a virtual orbital, or creating an occupied one, gives zero.

Preamble
import Mathlib
import Definitions.Def_KochHF_FockSpace

open Matrix
Formal statement
namespace KochHF

theorem slater_projection_rules {K N : ℕ} (α : Fin N → Fin K → ℂ)
    (hα : ∀ i j, orbInner (α i) (α j) = if i = j then 1 else 0) (φ : Fin K → ℂ) :
    cannOrb φ *ᵥ slater α = cannOrb (occProj α φ) *ᵥ slater α ∧
    cdagOrb φ *ᵥ slater α = cdagOrb (φ - occProj α φ) *ᵥ slater α := by sorry

end KochHF
Source
E. Koch, *Mean-Field Theory: Hartree-Fock and BCS*, in E. Pavarini, E. Koch, J. van den Brink, G. Sawatzky (eds.), Quantum Materials: Experiments and Theory, Modeling and Simulation Vol. 6, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 2016, ISBN 978-3-95806-159-0, http://www.cond-mat.de/events/correl16, Sec. 2.4, p. 2.12, Eqs. (41), (42).
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Throughout, K∈NK\in\mathbb N is the number of orthonormal reference orbitals ϕ0,…,ϕK−1\phi_0,\dots,\phi_{K-1}; an orbital is a coefficient vector φ∈CK\varphi\in\mathbb C^K and ⟨φ∣χ⟩=∑μφμ‾χμ\langle\varphi|\chi\rangle=\sum_\mu\overline{\varphi_\mu}\chi_\mu. Fock space is C2K\mathbb C^{2^K} with orthonormal basis ∣S⟩|S\rangle, S⊆{0,…,K−1}S\subseteq\{0,\dots,K-1\}; ci†∣S⟩=(−1)#{j∈S: j>i}∣S∪{i}⟩c^\dagger_i|S\rangle=(-1)^{\#\{j\in S:\,j>i\}}|S\cup\{i\}\rangle for i∉Si\notin S and 00 for i∈Si\in S; ci=(ci†)†c_i=(c_i^\dagger)^\dagger (conjugate transpose); cφ†=∑μφμcμ†c^\dagger_\varphi=\sum_\mu\varphi_\mu c^\dagger_\mu, cφ=∑μφμ‾cμc_\varphi=\sum_\mu\overline{\varphi_\mu}c_\mu; ∣0⟩=∣∅⟩|0\rangle=|\emptyset\rangle; for orbitals α0,…,αN−1\alpha_0,\dots,\alpha_{N-1} the vector ∣Φα⟩=cαN−1†⋯cα0†∣0⟩|\Phi_\alpha\rangle=c^\dagger_{\alpha_{N-1}}\cdots c^\dagger_{\alpha_0}|0\rangle (for N=0N=0 this is ∣0⟩|0\rangle). For all K,NK,N, every family α0,…,αN−1∈CK\alpha_0,\dots,\alpha_{N-1}\in\mathbb C^K that is orthonormal (hypothesis: ⟨αi∣αj⟩=1\langle\alpha_i|\alpha_j\rangle=1 if i=ji=j and 00 otherwise), and every φ∈CK\varphi\in\mathbb C^K, writing Pφ=∑n⟨αn∣φ⟩αnP\varphi=\sum_n\langle\alpha_n|\varphi\rangle\alpha_n:

  1. cφ∣Φα⟩=cPφ∣Φα⟩c_\varphi|\Phi_\alpha\rangle=c_{P\varphi}|\Phi_\alpha\rangle, and
  2. cφ†∣Φα⟩=cφ−Pφ†∣Φα⟩c^\dagger_\varphi|\Phi_\alpha\rangle=c^\dagger_{\varphi-P\varphi}|\Phi_\alpha\rangle.

Orthonormality forces N≤KN\le K; N=0N=0 is allowed (P=0P=0, ∣Φ⟩=∣0⟩|\Phi\rangle=|0\rangle).

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  • Endorsed by Shuze Chen · Oct 10, 2026

    Confirmed by the moderator at approval.

  • Endorsed by Lucas · Oct 10, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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