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Analysis of quantum phase transition in some different Curie-Weiss models: a unified approach

Quantum Physics 2022-06-09 v4

Abstract

A unified approach to the analysis of quantum phase transitions in some different Curie-Weiss models is proposed such that they are treated and analyzed under the same general scheme. This approach takes three steps: balancing the quantum Hamiltonian by an appropriate factor, rewriting the Hamiltonian in terms of SU(2)SU(2) operators only, and obtention of a classical Hamiltonian. SU(2)SU(2) operators are obtained from creation and annihilation operators as linear combinations in the case of fermions and as an inverse Holstein-Primakoff transformation in the case of bosons. This scheme is successfully applied to Lipkin, pairing, Jaynes-Cummings, bilayer, and Heisenberg models.

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@article{arxiv.1712.07634,
  title  = {Analysis of quantum phase transition in some different Curie-Weiss models: a unified approach},
  author = {Carla Maria Pontes Carneiro and Giancarlo Queiroz Pellegrino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.07634},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

The applications to the Jaynes-Cummings model (subsection 2.3) and to the Heisenberg model (subsection 2.5) have flaws and misunderstandings. A new version is in preparation