Fermionization and Hubbard Models

We introduce a transformation which allows the fermionization of operators of any onedimensional spin-chain. This fermionization procedure is independent of any eventual integrable structure and is compatible with it. We illustrate this method on various integrable and non-integrable chains, and deduce some general results. In particular, we fermionize XXC spin-chains and study their symmetries. Fermionic realizations of certain Lie algebras and superalgebras appear naturally as symmetries of some models. We also fermionize recently obtained Hubbard models, and obtain for the first time multispecies analogues of the Hubbard model, in their fermionic form. We comment on the conflict between symmetry enhancement and integrability of these models. Finally, the fermionic versions of the non integrable spin-1 and spin3 2 Heisenberg chains are obtained. May 1998 LAVAL-PHY-21/98 Email address: [email protected] Work supported by NSERC (Canada) and FCAR (Québec).