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Direct Calculation of Spin-Stiffness for Spin-1/2 Heisenberg Models

Condensed Matter 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

The spin-stiffness of frustrated spin-1/2 Heisenberg models in one and two dimensions is computed for the first time by exact diagonalizations on small clusters that implement spin-dependent twisted boundary conditions. Finite-size extrapolation to the thermodynamic limit yields a value of 0.14±0.010.14\pm 0.01 for the spin-stiffness of the unfrustrated planar antiferromagnet. We also present a general discussion of the linear-response theory for spin-twists, which ultimately leads to the moment sum-rule.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9405069,
  title  = {Direct Calculation of Spin-Stiffness for Spin-1/2 Heisenberg Models},
  author = {J. Bonca and J. P. Rodriguez and J. Ferrer and K. S. Bedell},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9405069},
  year   = {2009}
}

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11 pgs, TeX, LA-UR-94-94 (to be published in Phys. Rev. B)