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String order in half-integer-spin antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chains.

Jizhong Lou1, Shaojin Qin, Changfeng Chen

  • 1Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|October 4, 2003
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We found that antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chains with half-integer spin exhibit pseudo-long-range string order. This order parameter scales slowly with chain length, especially for larger spin magnitudes.

Area of Science:

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Quantum Magnetism
  • Spin Chains

Background:

  • Antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chains are fundamental models in quantum magnetism.
  • The string order parameter is crucial for understanding long-range order in such systems.
  • Previous studies focused on integer spins, leaving half-integer spins less explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To derive and analyze the extended string order parameter O(S) for half-integer spin Heisenberg chains.
  • To investigate the scaling behavior of O(S) with chain length (L) and spin magnitude (S).
  • To understand the emergence of pseudo-long-range order in these systems.

Main Methods:

  • Derivation of the extended string order parameter O(S) within the valence-bond-solid picture.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Analytic calculation of the power-law scaling of O(S) with L.
  • Accurate numerical simulations to determine characteristic length scales.

    • Main Results:

    • O(S) exhibits analytic power-law scaling with chain length L.
    • The scaling pace is extremely slow and decreases rapidly with increasing spin magnitude S.
    • Power-law scaling emerges only beyond a characteristic length scale l(S) that grows rapidly with S.

    Conclusions:

    • A pseudo-long-range string order exists in half-integer-spin Heisenberg chains.
    • The findings highlight the unique properties of half-integer spins in quantum chains.
    • The study discusses implications for topological features like end-chain states.