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Quantum numbers for relative ground states of antiferromagnetic Heisenberg spin rings

Statistical Mechanics 2009-11-10 v1 Materials Science

Abstract

We suggest a general rule for the shift quantum numbers k of the relative ground states of antiferromagnetic Heisenberg spin rings. This rule generalizes well-known results of Marshall, Peierls, Lieb, Schultz, and Mattis for even rings. Our rule is confirmed by numerical investigations and rigorous proofs for special cases, including systems with a Haldane gap. Implications for the total spin quantum number S of relative ground states are discussed as well as generalizations to the XXZ model.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0303386,
  title  = {Quantum numbers for relative ground states of antiferromagnetic Heisenberg spin rings},
  author = {K. Baerwinkel and P. Hage and H. -J. Schmidt and J. Schnack},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0303386},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

8 pages, 2 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev. B. More information at http://www.physik.uni-osnabrueck.de/makrosysteme/