Iterated perturbation theory for the attractive Holstein and Hubbard models

A strictly truncated (weak-coupling) perturbation theory is applied to the attractive Holstein and Hubbard models in infinite dimensions. These results are qualified by comparison with essentially exact quantum Monte Carlo results. The second-order iterated perturbation theory is shown to be quite accurate in calculating transition temperatures for retarded interactions, but is not as accurate for the self-energy or the irreducible vertex functions themselves. Iterated perturbation theory is carried out through fourth order for the Hubbard model. The self-energy is quite accurately reproduced by the theory, but the vertex functions are not. Anomalous behavior occurs near half-filling because the iterated perturbation theory is not a conserving approximation.