We study the phase diagrams of the s-band and d-band Hubbard model in
two dimensions including electron correlations. While the ferromagneti
c instability in the a-band case occurs only near the Van Hove singula
rity, ferromagnetism is more stable in the d-band model, and the value
s of the Stoner parameters in transition metals are reduced below thei
r LDA values. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.