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Dynamics of coupled quantum spin chains

Condensed Matter 2009-10-28 v2

Abstract

Static and dynamical properties of weakly coupled antiferromagnetic spin chains are treated using a mean--field approximation for the interchain coupling and exact results for the resulting effective one--dimensional problem. Results for staggered magnetization, N\'eel temperature and spin wave excitations are in agreement with experiments on KCuF3\rm KCuF_3. The existence of a narrow longitudinal mode is predicted. The results are in agreement with general scaling arguments, contrary to spin wave theory.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9604144,
  title  = {Dynamics of coupled quantum spin chains},
  author = {H. J. Schulz},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9604144},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, 1 figure, RevTeX 3.0, uuencoded file, some refs added