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One number governs SrVO3: quasiparticle weight Z≈0.5 unifies spectra and transport

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DFT+DMFT with a multi-orbital iterative perturbation theory solver shows that low-energy spectra and transport of SrVO3 are governed by a single quasiparticle weight Z, yielding reasonable experimental agreement insensitive to specific (U,J) parameters.

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load-bearing objection The iso-Z universality observation is the real contribution; the 'quantitative' transport agreement is partly circular because the absolute conductivity scale is fitted to experiment. the 3 major comments →

arxiv 2607.07378 v1 pith:TJYNULDM submitted 2026-07-08 cond-mat.str-el

Quantitative DFT+DMFT description of spectra and transport in the moderately correlated metal SrVO$_3$

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keywords SrVO3DFT+DMFTquasiparticle weightoptical conductivitydc resistivityMO-IPTFermi liquidcorrelated metal
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The pith

A machine-rendered reading of the paper's core claim, the machinery that carries it, and where it could break.

The reading

This paper argues that the low-energy spectral and transport properties of the moderately correlated metal SrVO3 are governed by a single quasiparticle weight Z (approximately 0.5, corresponding to a mass doubling). The authors compute the electronic structure and transport using DFT combined with DMFT, employing a real-frequency multi-orbital iterative perturbation theory (MO-IPT) impurity solver that avoids the analytic continuation required by quantum Monte Carlo methods. They find that different choices of the Hubbard interaction U and Hund's coupling J, so long as they yield the same Z, produce nearly identical self-energies, dc resistivities, and optical conductivities at low energies. The computed dc resistivity and optical conductivity agree reasonably with experiment across the full temperature and frequency range when electron-phonon scattering is added phenomenologically. The paper also identifies the origin of a low-energy interband optical feature near 70 meV as arising from interorbital hybridization within the t2g manifold, not from Hubbard-band physics.

Core claim

The central discovery is that the quasiparticle weight Z acts as a universal low-energy parameter for SrVO3: different (U, J) pairs lying on the same iso-Z contour yield nearly identical self-energies, dc resistivities, and optical conductivities. The authors further find that rescaling frequency by Z collapses self-energies from different Z values onto a single curve, and that this universal scaling is a genuine correlation effect (absent near Z=1, emerging as Z approaches 0). The low-energy interband optical feature at ~70 meV is traced to off-diagonal hopping-induced band splitting within the t2g manifold.

What carries the argument

The quasiparticle weight Z = [1 - dReΣ/dω|_ω=0]^{-1}, defined within a Fermi-liquid expansion of the local DMFT self-energy. The MO-IPT impurity solver provides real-frequency self-energies directly. The iso-Z contour in the (U, J) plane serves as the organizing framework for testing parameter insensitivity.

Load-bearing premise

The paper assumes that vertex corrections to the optical conductivity are negligible, meaning the current-current bubble built from interacting Green's functions suffices. It also fits the overall conductivity scale to match experimental dc resistivity, so the absolute magnitude of optical conductivity is not independently predicted.

What would settle it

If vertex corrections to the optical conductivity in SrVO3 are large, the quantitative agreement with experiment could be coincidental rather than reflecting correct physics. Similarly, if different (U, J) pairs yielding the same Z were found to produce measurably different self-energies or transport properties at low energy, the Z-universality claim would fail.

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If this is right

  • For moderately correlated metals with high orbital symmetry like SrVO3, precise knowledge of U and J may be unnecessary for low-energy predictions if Z can be fixed from experiment (e.g., ARPES mass enhancement).
  • The Z-collapse of self-energies from different parameter sets suggests a form of universality in Fermi-liquid metals that could simplify material-specific calculations across the class of d1 perovskites.
  • The identification of the 70 meV optical feature as a band-structure effect (interorbital hybridization) rather than a many-body Hubbard-band feature clarifies the interpretation of low-energy optical spectra in correlated t2g metals.
  • The MO-IPT solver's ability to produce real-frequency self-energies at low temperatures without analytic continuation enables systematic parameter-space surveys that are computationally prohibitive with CTQMC.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • If Z-universality holds for other moderately correlated metals with degenerate active spaces, it could reduce the parameter-fitting problem in DFT+DMFT to a single scalar constraint, making the framework more predictive for materials screening.
  • The finding that vertex corrections to optical conductivity appear non-dominant in SrVO3, if generalizable to other cubic perovskite correlated metals, would validate the bubble approximation for a broader class of materials.
  • The breakdown of Z-universality at high energies (where Hubbard-band positions remain U-sensitive) suggests a natural energy boundary below which Fermi-liquid universality applies and above which microscopic interaction parameters matter.
  • The interplay between the Z-collapse and the approach to strong coupling (Z→0) raises the question of whether a similar universality might emerge in more strongly correlated systems near Mott transitions.
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Editorial analysis

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Referee Report

3 major / 8 minor

Summary. This manuscript presents a DFT+DMFT study of SrVO$_3$ using the multi-orbital iterated perturbation theory (MO-IPT) impurity solver, examining single-particle spectra, dc resistivity, and optical conductivity. The central claims are: (i) the low-energy physics is governed by a single quasiparticle weight $Z$, such that different $(U,J)$ combinations yielding the same $Z$ produce nearly identical low-energy observables; (ii) the MO-IPT self-energy agrees well with CTQMC and ARPES; and (iii) the calculated dc resistivity and optical conductivity show quantitative agreement with experiment. The paper also provides a microscopic analysis of the 70 meV interband optical feature, attributing it to interorbital hybridization within the $t_{2g}$ manifold.

Significance. The iso-$Z$ universality claim is a genuinely interesting and falsifiable finding, supported by the systematic $(U,J)$ exploration in Figs. 1, 8, 9, and 12. The self-energy benchmark against CTQMC (Fig. 2) is performed without fitting parameters and provides a useful validation of MO-IPT for this material class. The real-frequency nature of MO-IPT, avoiding analytic continuation, is a practical advantage for low-temperature transport calculations. The microscopic decomposition of the 70 meV optical feature (Appendix B, Fig. 11) is a clean demonstration that interorbital hybridization is essential, independently corroborating Ref. [24].

major comments (3)
  1. §IIIC, Eq. (20) and §IIID: The overall conductivity scale $σ_0$ is explicitly fitted to the experimental dc resistivity. The paper states: '$σ_0$ is a material-dependent constant that is obtained in this work through a comparison of theory with the experimental DC resistivity.' Since $σ_0$ sets the absolute scale for both dc and optical conductivity (Eq. 20–21), the 'quantitative agreement' in absolute magnitude is not a prediction but a consequence of this fit. The resulting value $σ_0 = 1.21~Ω^{-1}$cm$^{-1}$ is orders of magnitude below the fundamental Kubo prefactor ($e^2/ℏa$ per unit cell volume, which is $~10^3$–$10^4~Ω^{-1}$cm$^{-1}$ for $a = 3.84$ Å), suggesting it absorbs unknown normalization or approximation factors. The genuinely predictive content of the transport results is limited to: (a) the $T^2$ scaling and relative $T$-dependence of the e-e contribution, (b) the optical
  2. §IIID: The Bloch-Grüneisen temperature $θ_R$ was changed from 700 K to 800 K specifically because the former yielded an unphysical negative $σ_0$. This adjustment is not independently motivated (e.g., by comparison to Debye temperatures or DFPT phonon calculations) but appears to be driven by the need to avoid an unphysical fit result. The paper should either justify $θ_R = 800$ K from independent physical data or explicitly acknowledge that this parameter was tuned to produce a physically meaningful fit. This is load-bearing because the decomposition of resistivity into e-e and e-ph components (Fig. 3, lower inset) and the crossover temperature (~80 K) depend on the relative values of $ρ_R$ and $σ_0$, both of which are sensitive to $θ_R$.
  3. Abstract and §IV (Conclusion): The claim of 'quantitative agreement' with experiment for dc resistivity and optical conductivity should be qualified. Given that $σ_0$, $ρ_R$, and $θ_R$ are all fitted (§IIID), and the broadening parameter $η$ is adjustable (Fig. 4), the transport agreement is better described as a phenomenological fit with physically motivated functional forms rather than an ab initio prediction. The abstract's 'reasonable agreement' is more appropriate than the conclusion's 'agree well with experiment' and 'quantitative description.' The authors should consistently distinguish between the genuinely predicted quantities (self-energy, iso-$Z$ universality, optical line shape position) and the fitted quantities (absolute conductivity scale, BG parameters).
minor comments (8)
  1. §IIB, Eq. (14): The symmetric decoupling approximation for two-particle correlators is introduced without discussion of its accuracy or range of validity. A brief comment on when this approximation is expected to break down would be helpful.
  2. §IIA: The pseudo-chemical potential $μ_0$ is determined at $T=0$ and used at all finite temperatures. The paper acknowledges this 'ambiguity' but does not quantify the resulting error in filling at the highest temperatures considered (300 K).
  3. §IIIE, Fig. 4: The broadening parameter $η$ is varied (0.001, 0.002 eV) and compared to experiment. The paper notes that $η$ 'effectively mimics the role of disorder-induced scattering,' but the physical justification for the chosen values is unclear. Since the interband peak width is sensitive to $η$, a more principled choice (e.g., from the residual resistivity or e-ph scattering rate) would strengthen the comparison.
  4. §IIIC: The neglect of vertex corrections is standard but should be noted as a caveat in the abstract or conclusion, not only in the methods section, since it directly affects the transport claims.
  5. Appendix B, Eq. (B2): The Peierls approximation neglects Berry-connection terms. The paper acknowledges this may be non-negligible for interband transitions near avoided crossings in the $t_{2g}$ manifold. A quantitative estimate of this effect, even if approximate, would be valuable.
  6. Fig. 2: The experimental self-energies (Aizaki et al., Kobayashi et al.) were measured below 20 K, while the MO-IPT and CTQMC calculations are at $T = 116$ K. The temperature mismatch should be noted more prominently, as it could affect the comparison at finite $ω$.
  7. §IIIB, title: 'expolaration' should be 'exploration.'
  8. Fig. 3 caption: The lower inset decomposition shows e-e and e-ph contributions, but the crossover temperature (~80 K) is mentioned only in the text. Marking it on the figure would improve clarity.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for a careful and constructive report. The referee correctly identifies that the absolute conductivity scale σ₀, the Bloch-Grüneisen parameters (ρ_R, θ_R), and the broadening η are fitted rather than ab initio quantities, and that the language in the abstract and conclusion should be revised to distinguish genuinely predicted results from phenomenologically fitted ones. We accept all three major comments and will revise the manuscript accordingly. We also provide substantive responses clarifying the physical context of the σ₀ prefactor and the θ_R adjustment.

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  1. Referee: §IIIC, Eq. (20) and §IIID: The overall conductivity scale σ_0 is explicitly fitted to the experimental dc resistivity. The paper states: 'σ_0 is a material-dependent constant that is obtained in this work through a comparison of theory with the experimental DC resistivity.' Since σ_0 sets the absolute scale for both dc and optical conductivity (Eq. 20–21), the 'quantitative agreement' in absolute magnitude is not a prediction but a consequence of this fit. The resulting value σ_0 = 1.21 Ω^{-1} cm^{-1} is orders of magnitude below the fundamental Kubo prefactor (e^2/ℏa per unit cell volume, which is ~10^3–10^4 Ω^{-1} cm^{-1} for a = 3.84 Å), suggesting it absorbs unknown normalization or approximation factors. The genuinely predictive content of the transport results is limited to: (a) the T^2 scaling and relative T-dependence of the e-e contribution, (b) the optical line shape position,

    Authors: The referee is correct that σ_0 is a fitted parameter and that the absolute magnitude of the conductivity is therefore not an ab initio prediction. We accept this point and will revise the manuscript to state this explicitly and unambiguously. We will add a discussion clarifying that the genuinely predictive content of the transport results consists of: (i) the T² scaling and relative T-dependence of the e-e contribution, (ii) the position and line shape of the optical interband feature, and (iii) the iso-Z universality of the low-energy response. We will also add a remark on the discrepancy between the fitted σ_0 = 1.21 Ω⁻¹cm⁻¹ and the fundamental Kubo prefactor (~10³–10⁴ Ω⁻¹cm⁻¹). We believe this discrepancy arises because σ_0 absorbs multiple approximation factors: the neglect of vertex corrections in the current-current bubble, the Peierls approximation for the velocity operator, the use of a limited t₂g Wannier window that omits O-2p and e_g contributions to the current operator, and the single-site DMFT approximation itself. We do not claim that σ_0 can be derived from first principles within the present framework, and we will make this clear in the revised text. The abstract and conclusion will be revised to replace 'quantitative agreement' with 'reasonable agreement' and to distinguish predicted quantities from fitted ones throughout. revision: yes

  2. Referee: §IIID: The Bloch-Grüneisen temperature θ_R was changed from 700 K to 800 K specifically because the former yielded an unphysical negative σ_0. This adjustment is not independently motivated (e.g., by comparison to Debye temperatures or DFPT phonon calculations) but appears to be driven by the need to avoid an unphysical fit result. The paper should either justify θ_R = 800 K from independent physical data or explicitly acknowledge that this parameter was tuned to produce a physically meaningful fit. This is load-bearing because the decomposition of resistivity into e-e and e-ph components (Fig. 3, lower inset) and the crossover temperature (~80 K) depend on the relative values of ρ_R and σ_0, both of which are sensitive to θ_R.

    Authors: The referee is correct that the change from θ_R = 700 K to 800 K was motivated by the unphysical negative σ_0 obtained at 700 K, and that this adjustment is not independently justified from Debye temperatures or DFPT phonon calculations. We accept this criticism. In the revised manuscript, we will explicitly acknowledge that θ_R = 800 K was tuned to avoid an unphysical fit result rather than derived from independent phonon data. We note that the manuscript already states that θ_R ~ 700 K fits the first-principles DFPT e-ph calculations from Ref. [25] (Abramovitch et al.) quite well, and that the shift to 800 K represents a modest (~14%) adjustment. We will add a discussion of the sensitivity of the e-e/e-ph decomposition and the ~80 K crossover temperature to this parameter. We will also note that the Debye temperature of SrVO₃ is reported in the range ~350–400 K in the literature, and that the Bloch-Grüneisen transport temperature θ_R can differ from the Debye temperature due to the different weighting of phonon modes in transport. However, we acknowledge that a quantitative justification of θ_R = 800 K from independent data is not currently available, and we will state this limitation transparently. revision: yes

  3. Referee: Abstract and §IV (Conclusion): The claim of 'quantitative agreement' with experiment for dc resistivity and optical conductivity should be qualified. Given that σ_0, ρ_R, and θ_R are all fitted (§IIID), and the broadening parameter η is adjustable (Fig. 4), the transport agreement is better described as a phenomenological fit with physically motivated functional forms rather than an ab initio prediction. The abstract's 'reasonable agreement' is more appropriate than the conclusion's 'agree well with experiment' and 'quantitative description.' The authors should consistently distinguish between the genuinely predicted quantities (self-energy, iso-Z universality, optical line shape position) and the fitted quantities (absolute conductivity scale, BG parameters).

    Authors: We fully accept this point. The abstract already uses 'reasonable agreement,' which the referee acknowledges as appropriate. However, the conclusion uses stronger language ('agree well with experiment,' 'quantitative description') that is not warranted given the fitted parameters. We will revise the conclusion to use consistent, appropriately qualified language throughout. Specifically, we will: (1) replace 'agree well with experiment' with 'show reasonable agreement with experiment'; (2) replace 'quantitative description' with a more precise characterization that distinguishes the ab initio results (self-energy benchmark against CTQMC and ARPES, iso-Z universality, optical interband feature position and its microscopic origin in interorbital hybridization) from the phenomenological transport fit (σ_0, ρ_R, θ_R, η); and (3) add an explicit statement in both the abstract and conclusion listing which quantities are predicted and which are fitted. We agree that this distinction is essential for the reader to properly assess the content of the work. revision: yes

Circularity Check

1 steps flagged

The absolute scale of all transport results is set by a fitted σ0 matched to experimental DC resistivity, making the 'quantitative agreement' in magnitude circular; genuinely predictive content is limited to line shapes, T-dependence, and iso-Z universality.

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  1. fitted input called prediction [Section IIC, Eq. (20); Section IIID, Eq. (28)]
    "σ0 is a material-dependent constant that is obtained in this work through a comparison of theory with the experimental DC resistivity. ... The unknown parameters in the above equation are n, θR, ρR and σ0. In this work, we fix n=5 and use the prefactors ρR, and σ0 (Eq. 21) as fitting parameters for comparing theory (Eq. (28)) with experimental data for ultraclean SrVO3 [11]."

    The paper claims 'quantitative agreement' with experimental dc resistivity and optical conductivity. However, σ0 in Eq. (20) sets the absolute scale for ALL conductivity results—both dc and optical. Since ρ_e-e(T) = 1/σ_dc(T) = 1/(σ0 × F(T)), fitting σ0 to the experimental dc resistivity at one temperature directly fixes the absolute magnitude of the dc resistivity curve. The same σ0 is then reused for the optical conductivity (Eq. 20), so the absolute magnitude of σ1(Ω) is also not independently predicted. The 'quantitative agreement' in absolute magnitude is thus a consequence of fitting, not a prediction. The genuinely predictive content is limited to: (1) the optical line shape (though with adjustable broadening η), (2) the T² scaling of the e-e term, and (3) the iso-Z universality. It

full rationale

The paper's central methodological claim—that DFT+DMFT with MO-IPT provides a quantitative description of SrVO3 spectra and transport—has genuine independent content: the self-energy comparison with CTQMC and ARPES (Fig. 2), the iso-Z universality across (U,J) parameter space (Figs. 8, 9, 12), the microscopic identification of the 70 meV interband feature as originating from t2g off-diagonal hybridization (Fig. 11), and the Fermi-liquid T² scaling of the e-e resistivity contribution. These results are not circular. However, the absolute magnitude of all transport quantities is set by σ0, which is explicitly fitted to the experimental DC resistivity. The paper is transparent about this fitting ('σ0 is a material-dependent constant that is obtained in this work through a comparison of theory with the experimental DC resistivity'), but the abstract and conclusion still claim 'quantitative agreement' with experiment for dc resistivity and optical conductivity without clearly distinguishing that the absolute scale was fitted. The Bloch-Grüneisen parameters ρR and θR are also fitted. This makes the magnitude-level 'quantitative agreement' claim partially circular by construction, though the line shapes, temperature dependence, and parameter-space universality remain genuinely predictive. The score of 4 reflects that the central claim retains substantial independent content despite the fitted scale.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

6 free parameters · 6 axioms · 0 invented entities

The paper introduces no new physical entities, particles, or forces. All axioms are either standard DMFT/domain assumptions or specific approximations within the MO-IPT solver formalism. The free parameters include the interaction strengths (U, J) which are standard inputs, and three fitting parameters (σ0, ρR, θR) used to match experimental transport data. The broadening η is a numerical parameter. The most consequential ad-hoc choices are the MO-IPT ansatz form, the symmetric decoupling for correlators, and the frozen μ0 at finite T.

free parameters (6)
  • U (Hubbard interaction) = 3.0-6.0 eV range explored; 4.5 eV used for main results
    Varied as input to the multi-orbital Hubbard model; not derived from first principles in this work but taken from literature cRPA estimates.
  • J (Hund's coupling) = 0.2-0.8 eV range explored; 0.65 eV used for main results
    Varied as input; literature value from Ref. [26].
  • σ0 (conductivity scale) = 1.21 Ω⁻¹ cm⁻¹
    Fitted to match experimental DC resistivity; sets absolute scale for all optical conductivity results (Eq. 20-21).
  • ρR (BG prefactor) = 2.5×10⁻⁴ Ω cm
    Fitted prefactor for the Bloch-Grüneisen electron-phonon resistivity contribution (Eq. 27).
  • θR (BG temperature) = 800 K
    Adjusted from 700K (which gave unphysical negative σ0) to best fit experiment.
  • η (broadening parameter) = 0.001-0.002 eV
    Numerical broadening controlling spectral feature sharpness; results shown for multiple values.
axioms (6)
  • domain assumption Single-site DMFT approximation: lattice self-energy is purely local, Σ(k,ω) = Σ_imp(ω)
    Invoked in Eq. (3) and throughout; neglects non-local dynamical correlations. Standard DMFT assumption.
  • domain assumption Vertex corrections to optical conductivity are negligible
    Stated in Sec. IIC: optical conductivity evaluated in current-current bubble approximation. Not guaranteed for multi-orbital systems.
  • ad hoc to paper MO-IPT self-energy ansatz (Eq. 4) accurately captures the impurity physics
    The rational form of the self-energy is an ansatz benchmarked against CTQMC but not derived from first principles. Accuracy depends on parameter regime (better away from p-h symmetry).
  • ad hoc to paper Symmetric decoupling approximation for two-particle correlators (Eq. 14)
    Introduced to close the underdetermined system for two-particle correlators; three-particle correlators neglected. Stated in Sec. IIA.
  • domain assumption Peierls approximation for velocity operator
    Eq. (29) retains only Hamiltonian-derivative contribution; Berry-connection terms neglected. Standard but acknowledged as potentially insufficient near avoided crossings (Appendix B).
  • ad hoc to paper Pseudo-chemical potential μ0 determined at T=0 is valid at all finite temperatures
    Stated in Sec. IIA after Eq. (7): 'We choose to use the μ0 determined at zero temperature for all finite temperatures.' This is an approximation whose validity is not established.

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  author       = {Pith},
  title        = {Pith review of: Quantitative DFT+DMFT description of spectra and transport in the moderately correlated metal SrVO$_3$},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://pith.science/paper/TJYNULDM}},
  note         = {Machine review of arXiv:2607.07378}
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abstract

A quantitative, material-specific account of spectral and transport properties remains a central challenge in the theory of strongly correlated materials. Combining density functional theory with dynamical mean-field theory (DFT+DMFT) has proven to be a powerful approach for treating electron correlation effects and material specificity on an equal footing. Here, we examine the single-particle spectra and the dc and optical conductivity of SrVO$_3$, a prototypical, moderately correlated metal, within this framework. The degenerate $t_{2g}$ active space of SrVO$_3$, together with its well-established Fermi-liquid behavior, admits an effective-mass description governed by a single quasiparticle weight, yielding a nearly universal picture of the low-frequency, low-temperature regime. Employing a computationally efficient, real-frequency multi-orbital iterative perturbation theory (MO-IPT) impurity solver, we find reasonable agreement with experimental measurements of dc resistivity and optical conductivity across the entire experimentally relevant $(\omega, T)$ range within a single, unified scheme. The agreement is shown to not depend on specific interaction parameters provided the quasiparticle weight is kept constant. These results indicate that, in SrVO$_3$, the $\mathbf{k}$-dependence of the self-energy may be weak, and vertex corrections may not dominate the dc and optical transport in this material.

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Figure 1. Figure 1: FIG. 1. Contour map of the quasiparticle weight [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p006_1.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 2. Figure 2: FIG. 2. Comparison of the real-frequency self-energy of [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p007_2.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 3. Figure 3: FIG. 3. Comparison of the measured dc resistivity of ul [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p008_3.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 4. Figure 4: displays the optical conductivity computed us￾ing Eq. (20) within the DFT+DMFT (MO-IPT) frame￾work for the interaction parameters U = 4.5 eV and J = 0.65 eV [26]. The fully interacting theoretical opti￾cal conductivities obtained using broadening parameters η = 0.002 (black line) and η = 0.001 (red dashed line) are compared directly with the high-resolution experimen￾tal data digitized from Ref. [24] for a… view at source ↗
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Figure 5. Figure 5: FIG. 5. The main panel shows temperature dependence [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p010_5.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 7. Figure 7: FIG. 7. Comparison of the interacting local spectral func [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_7.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 6. Figure 6: FIG. 6. Momentum-resolved electronic structure of SrVO [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p011_6.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 8. Figure 8: FIG. 8. The main panel shows scaled imaginary part of the [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_8.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 9. Figure 9: FIG. 9. The main panel shows the electron-electron scattering [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p013_9.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 10. Figure 10: FIG. 10. Microscopic decomposition of the low-energy inter [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_10.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 13. Figure 13: FIG. 13. High-energy optical conductivity of SrVO [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_13.png] view at source ↗
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Figure 12. Figure 12: FIG. 12. Low-energy optical conductivity of SrVO [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_12.png] view at source ↗

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