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Spin transport properties of the quantum one-dimensional non-linear sigma model : an application to Haldane gap systems

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2009-10-31 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

Spin transport properties of the quantum one-dimensional non-linear sigma model are studied based upon the Bethe ansatz exact solution for the O(3) sigma model and the 1/N-expansion approach for the O(N) sigma model. It is shown that the spin transport at finite temperatures is ballistic and there is no spin diffusion in this system. A possible mechanism for the spin diffusion observed in the NMR experiment of the Haldane gap system AgVP_2S_6 by Takigawa et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett.{\bf 76}, 2173 (1996)] is also discussed. The inclusion of the spin-phonon interaction accounts for the experimental results qualitatively.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9905415,
  title  = {Spin transport properties of the quantum one-dimensional non-linear sigma model : an application to Haldane gap systems},
  author = {Satoshi Fujimoto},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9905415},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, 2 figures, to appear in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn