Quantum Spin Pump in S=1/2 antiferromagnetic chains -Holonomy of phase operators in sine-Gordon theory-
Abstract
In this paper, we propose the quantum spin pumping in quantum spin systems where an applied electric field () and magnetic field () cause a finite spin gap to its critical ground state. When these systems are subject to alternating electromangetic fields; and travel along the {\it{loop}} which encloses their critical ground state in this - phase diagram, the locking potential in the sine-Gordon model slides and changes its minimum. As a result, the phase operator acquires holonomy during one cycle along , which means that the quantized spin current has been transported through the bulk systems during this adiabatic process. The relevance to real systems such as Cu-benzoate and is also discussed.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0312668,
title = {Quantum Spin Pump in S=1/2 antiferromagnetic chains -Holonomy of phase operators in sine-Gordon theory-},
author = {Ryuichi Shindou},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0312668},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
10 pages, 5 figures, to be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 74 (2005) no. 4. Typos corrected in the revised version