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Spin-3/2 random quantum antiferromagnetic chains

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We use a modified perturbative renormalization group approach to study the random quantum antiferromagnetic spin-3/2 chain. We find that in the case of rectangular distributions there is a quantum Griffiths phase and we obtain the dynamical critical exponent ZZ as a function of disorder. Only in the case of extreme disorder, characterized by a power law distribution of exchange couplings, we find evidence that a random singlet phase could be reached. We discuss the differences between our results and those obtained by other approaches.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0308036,
  title  = {Spin-3/2 random quantum antiferromagnetic chains},
  author = {A. Saguia and B. Boechat and M. A. Continentino},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0308036},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages