Spin-frame field theory of a three-sublattice antiferromagnet
Strongly Correlated Electrons
2024-10-15 v2 Pattern Formation and Solitons
Abstract
We present a nonlinear field theory of a three-sublattice hexagonal antiferromagnet. The order parameter is the spin frame, an orthogonal triplet of vectors related to sublattice magnetizations and spin chirality. The exchange energy, quadratic in spin-frame gradients, has three coupling constants, only two of which manifest themselves in the bulk. As a result, the three spin-wave velocities satisfy a universal relation. Vortices generally have an elliptical shape with the eccentricity determined by the Lam\'e parameters.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2307.16853,
title = {Spin-frame field theory of a three-sublattice antiferromagnet},
author = {Bastian Pradenas and Oleg Tchernyshyov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.16853},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
Added supplemental figure, fixed typos