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CeRh_{2}As_{2} is a new multiphase superconductor with strong suggestions for an additional itinerant multipolar ordered phase. The modeling of the low-temperature properties of this heavy-fermion compound requires a quartet Ce^{3+} crystal-field ground state. Here, we provide the evidence for the formation of such a quartet state using x-ray spectroscopy. Core-level photoelectron and x-ray absorption spectroscopy confirm the presence of Kondo hybridization in CeRh_{2}As_{2}. The temperature dependence of the linear dichroism unambiguously reveals the impact of Kondo physics for coupling the Kramer's doublets into an effective quasiquartet. Nonresonant inelastic x-ray scattering data find that the |Γ_{7}^{-}⟩ state with its lobes along the 110 direction of the tetragonal structure (xy orientation) contributes most to the multiorbital ground state of CeRh_{2}As_{2}.
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This article attempts to review how band structure calculations can help to better understand the intriguing behavior of materials with strongly correlated electrons. Prominent examples are heavy-fermion systems whose highly anomalous low-temperature properties result from quantum correlations not captured by standard methods of electronic structure calculations. It is shown how the band approach can be modified to incorporate the typical many-body effects which characterize the low-energy excitations. Examples underlining the predictive power of this ansatz are discussed.
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We present calculations of the magnetic-field-induced changes of the heavy quasiparticles in YbRh2Si2 which are reflected in thermodynamic and transport properties. The quasiparticles are determined by means of the renormalized band method. The progressive de-renormalization of the quasiparticles in the magnetic field is accounted for using field-dependent quasiparticle parameters deduced from numerical renormalization group studies. Consequences for the interpretation of experimental data are discussed.
