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Quantum shock waves in the Heisenberg XY model

Statistical Mechanics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We show the existence of quantum states of the Heisenberg XY chain which closely follow the motion of the corresponding semi-classical ones, and whose evolution resemble the propagation of a shock wave in a fluid. These states are exact solutions of the Schroedinger equation of the XY model and their classical counterpart are simply domain walls or soliton-like solutions.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0006249,
  title  = {Quantum shock waves in the Heisenberg XY model},
  author = {Vladislav Popkov and Mario Salerno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0006249},
  year   = {2009}
}

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15 pages,6 figures