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Frustrated Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a pyrochlore lattice

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We investigate quantum phase transitions for the s=1/2s=1/2 antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model on a pyrochlore lattice. By means of a series expansion starting from isolated tetrahedra, the ground-state phase diagram is determined. When the ratio of the two competing exchange couplings is varied, the first-order (second-order) quantum phase transition occurs between the two spin gap phases (the spin-gap and the antiferromagnetic phases). We also discuss some properties expected for the s=1 pyrochlore spin system.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0010138,
  title  = {Frustrated Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a pyrochlore lattice},
  author = {Akihisa Koga and Norio Kawakami},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0010138},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 4 figures