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Vector chiral order in frustrated spin chains

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2008-04-22 v1 Other Condensed Matter

Abstract

By means of a numerical analysis using a non-Abelian symmetry realization of the density matrix renormalization group, we study the behavior of vector chirality correlations in isotropic frustrated chains of spin S=1 and S=1/2, subject to a strong external magnetic field. It is shown that the field induces a phase with spontaneously broken chiral symmetry, in line with earlier theoretical predictions. We present results on the field dependence of the order parameter and the critical exponents.

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@article{arxiv.0712.3050,
  title  = {Vector chiral order in frustrated spin chains},
  author = {I. P. McCulloch and R. Kube and M. Kurz and A. Kleine and U. Schollwock and A. K. Kolezhuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0712.3050},
  year   = {2008}
}

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8 pages, 9 figures

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