The Hamiltonian
H = −t ∑⟨ij⟩,σ P(c†iσcjσ + h.c.)P + J ∑⟨ij⟩ (Si·Sj − ninj/4)
t-J model: P projects out doubly occupied sites, S = σ/2. t = 1, J = 0.8; the exchange term includes −ninj/4. N↑ = 12, N↓ = 12 on 26 sites (2 holes). Cluster: square-shaped periodic cluster of 26 sites, edge vectors (5, 1) and (-1, 5), the only square-shaped cluster with N = 26 (RULES.md 2.1). Inferred, not printed: arXiv:cond-mat/0606659 describes its clusters as 'a square lattice with L sites and periodic boundary conditions rotated by 45 degrees such that L = 2l^2, l being an odd integer', which does not include L = 26, and states no other shape; arXiv:cond-mat/0009149 lists 13 shells for its 26-site cluster, as the (5, 1) cluster has (SWEEP.md, 2026-10-22). Confirmed by QMBL's diagonalization of the (5, 1) cluster (checks/tj-exact-recompute-2026-10/, 2026-10-23), which reproduces every printed 26-site exact energy to its printed digits: with 2 holes in all 14 momentum and C4 sectors, with 4 holes in the zero-momentum, C4-even sector, the lowest of the 1 to 6 of 14 sectors computed.
- lattice
- square
- sites
- 26
- boundary
- periodic
- t
- 1
- J
- 0.8
- N_up
- 12
- N_dn
- 12
- nn_term
- true
- energies
- 6
Stored as a total energy; quoted here as
E/site, which is what the papers report
(how the conversion works).
Every published energy
Grouped by what the number is. The exact energy comes first where there is one; in every other group the lowest unflagged energy is its best value, and each row's distance is to that best (rules §6).
Numerically exact (1)
Exact diagonalization, an exact solution, or sign-problem-free QMC where that is established. An exact energy is shown first, before the best of each other class. QMC is exact only within its error bar, which it must state, and reads exact (stochastic); an exact diagonalization outranks it. For a diagonalization resolved by symmetry sector only the ground state's sector is listed; the lowest energies of the other sectors are the instance's spectrum, in its JSON, and are not shown as the exact energy.
Strict variational upper bounds (2)
Energies that a variational state reached (VMC, DMRG and MPS at finite bond dimension, PEPS, NQS, VQE). Each is an upper bound on the ground-state energy.
Projected or fixed-node estimates (3)
Variational only within a constraint: fixed-node, constrained-path, GFMC on a trial state. Each depends on its node or constraint, so two of them are not cleanly comparable to each other or to strict bounds.
How these numbers were read
Where each number below was read, and how it was checked.
-0.9793539, ED
Checked 2026-10-22 · source text of arXiv:cond-mat/0606659 read locally (arXiv HTML or pypdf layout text); value copied from the harvested cell and the text, no LLM transcription of numbers; first reading and an adversarial second reading (2026-10-22)
Reported as. -0.97935
Table I, J/t = 0.8, column E_ex (Lanczos) (line 387); the paper names no source for its Lanczos column, and its acknowledgements name only funding; the 4-hole values at J/t = 0.3, 0.5 and 1 equal digit for digit the Exact column of Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512, Table I, whose acknowledgements credit D. Poilblanc's unpublished 26-site data (arXiv:cond-mat/0009149, lines 829-831); the row stays primary to this paper (ruled 2026-10-24); version read: arXiv text (sources/cond-mat-0606659.txt); the journal version was not reached from this session (the publisher returned 403), to be read on the verification pass (RULES.md 8) | Eq. (1): H = -t sum (c+c + h.c.) + J sum (S_i.S_j - n_i n_j / 4), t = 1; Tables I and II print E/L, L = 26, for 2 and 4 holes. The Lanczos column agrees with the exact column of Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512, Table I at J/t = 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 (4 holes), which fixes one convention for both papers (that paper is Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512).
-0.97505(3), FN-GFMC (Pfaffian)
Checked 2026-10-22 · source text of arXiv:cond-mat/0606659 read locally (arXiv HTML or pypdf layout text); value copied from the harvested cell and the text, no LLM transcription of numbers; first reading and an adversarial second reading (2026-10-22)
Reported as. -0.97505(3)
Table I, J/t = 0.8, column Ẽ_Ψ0^γ=0 (Eq. 15, Pfaff) (line 387); version read: arXiv text (sources/cond-mat-0606659.txt); the journal version was not reached from this session (the publisher returned 403), to be read on the verification pass (RULES.md 8) | Eq. (1): H = -t sum (c+c + h.c.) + J sum (S_i.S_j - n_i n_j / 4), t = 1; Tables I and II print E/L, L = 26, for 2 and 4 holes. The Lanczos column agrees with the exact column of Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512, Table I at J/t = 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 (4 holes), which fixes one convention for both papers (that paper is Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512).
-0.97414(1), FN-GFMC (Pfaffian)
Checked 2026-10-22 · source text of arXiv:cond-mat/0606659 read locally (arXiv HTML or pypdf layout text); value copied from the harvested cell and the text, no LLM transcription of numbers; first reading and an adversarial second reading (2026-10-22)
Reported as. -0.97414(1)
Table I, J/t = 0.8, column E_FN^Pfaff (line 387); version read: arXiv text (sources/cond-mat-0606659.txt); the journal version was not reached from this session (the publisher returned 403), to be read on the verification pass (RULES.md 8) | Eq. (1): H = -t sum (c+c + h.c.) + J sum (S_i.S_j - n_i n_j / 4), t = 1; Tables I and II print E/L, L = 26, for 2 and 4 holes. The Lanczos column agrees with the exact column of Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512, Table I at J/t = 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 (4 holes), which fixes one convention for both papers (that paper is Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512).
-0.96920(1), FN-GFMC (RVB)
Checked 2026-10-22 · source text of arXiv:cond-mat/0606659 read locally (arXiv HTML or pypdf layout text); value copied from the harvested cell and the text, no LLM transcription of numbers; first reading and an adversarial second reading (2026-10-22)
Reported as. -0.96920(1)
Table I, J/t = 0.8, column E_FN^RVB (line 387); version read: arXiv text (sources/cond-mat-0606659.txt); the journal version was not reached from this session (the publisher returned 403), to be read on the verification pass (RULES.md 8) | Eq. (1): H = -t sum (c+c + h.c.) + J sum (S_i.S_j - n_i n_j / 4), t = 1; Tables I and II print E/L, L = 26, for 2 and 4 holes. The Lanczos column agrees with the exact column of Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512, Table I at J/t = 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 (4 holes), which fixes one convention for both papers (that paper is Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512).
-0.96706(1), VMC (Pfaffian)
Checked 2026-10-22 · source text of arXiv:cond-mat/0606659 read locally (arXiv HTML or pypdf layout text); value copied from the harvested cell and the text, no LLM transcription of numbers; first reading and an adversarial second reading (2026-10-22)
Reported as. -0.96706(1)
Table I, J/t = 0.8, column E_VMC^Pfaff (line 387); version read: arXiv text (sources/cond-mat-0606659.txt); the journal version was not reached from this session (the publisher returned 403), to be read on the verification pass (RULES.md 8) | Eq. (1): H = -t sum (c+c + h.c.) + J sum (S_i.S_j - n_i n_j / 4), t = 1; Tables I and II print E/L, L = 26, for 2 and 4 holes. The Lanczos column agrees with the exact column of Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512, Table I at J/t = 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 (4 holes), which fixes one convention for both papers (that paper is Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512).
-0.95410(1), VMC (RVB)
Checked 2026-10-22 · source text of arXiv:cond-mat/0606659 read locally (arXiv HTML or pypdf layout text); value copied from the harvested cell and the text, no LLM transcription of numbers; first reading and an adversarial second reading (2026-10-22)
Reported as. -0.95410(1)
Table I, J/t = 0.8, column E_VMC^RVB (line 387); version read: arXiv text (sources/cond-mat-0606659.txt); the journal version was not reached from this session (the publisher returned 403), to be read on the verification pass (RULES.md 8) | Eq. (1): H = -t sum (c+c + h.c.) + J sum (S_i.S_j - n_i n_j / 4), t = 1; Tables I and II print E/L, L = 26, for 2 and 4 holes. The Lanczos column agrees with the exact column of Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512, Table I at J/t = 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 (4 holes), which fixes one convention for both papers (that paper is Sorella, Phys. Rev. B 64, 024512).