Spectral properties and pseudogaps in a model with d-wave pairing   symmetry
  A model with d-wave pairing symmetry is studied by employing a non-perturbative sum rule approach. At low temperature the magnitude of a normal state pseudogap shows strong $\vec{k}$ or angle dependence well fitted by $\cos 2\phi$ form. With increasing temperature, the pseudogap closes at some critical angle $\phi_{c}$ and beyond this angle a single quasiparticle-like peak appears. The resulting Fermi surface is strongly temperature dependent. Both in the spectral function and the density of states, the pseudogap disappears in a manner that the spectral weight fills in the pseudogap instead of closing it with increasing temperature. All these features are qualitatively consistent with ARPES for underdoped cuprates. 
Bumsoo Kyung (University of Sherbrooke)