Kaxiras, EfthimiosMenousakis, Efstratios2013-05-011989Kaxiras, Efthimios, and Efstratios Menousakis. 1989. Reply to "Comment on 'Ground state of the strong-coupling Hubbard Hamiltonian: A numerical diagonalization study'". Physical Review Series B 40, no. 4: 2596-2597.1098-0121http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:10605461We establish the correctness of our exact diagonalization results for the ground state of the effective strong-coupling Hubbard Hamiltonian, and the consistency of their interpretation within the finite-size system studied. We discuss why comparison of our results to calculations by S. Tang and J. E. Hirsch (preceding Comment) is misleading and inconclusive. The possible importance of finite-size effects has already been pointed out.en-USJournal Article2013-05-0110.1103/PhysRevB.40.2596