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Universality class of S=1/2 quantum spin ladder system with the four spin exchange

Statistical Mechanics 2009-11-07 v1 Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We study s=1/2 Heisenberg spin ladder with the four spin exchange. Combining numerical results with the conformal field theory(CFT), we find a phase transition with central charge c=3/2. Since this system has an SU(2) symmetry, we can conclude that this critical theory is described by k=2 SU(2) Wess-Zumino-Witten model with Z2_2 symmetry breaking.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0111399,
  title  = {Universality class of S=1/2 quantum spin ladder system with the four spin exchange},
  author = {Keigo Hijii and Kiyohide Nomura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0111399},
  year   = {2009}
}