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Among the various methods for treating magnetic models, the Self-Consistent Harmonic Approximation (SCHA) has successfully described ferro and antiferromagnetism in many different scenarios. In particular, the SCHA is a valuable and easy…
In the paper we describe the modification of self-consistent harmonic approximation for quantum S=1 systems. This method has a number of advantages in comparison with usual SCHA. We apply the method to two-dimensional ferromagnets with…
We applied the Self-Consistent Harmonic Approximation (SCHA), combined with coherent states formalism, to study the ferromagnetic resonance (FMR) in a ferromagentic/normal metal junction. Due to the interface interaction, the FMR-generated…
Most material properties of great physical interest are directly related to nuclear dynamics, e.g. the ionic thermal conductivity, Raman/IR vibrational spectra, inelastic X-ray, and Neutron scattering. A theory able to compute from first…
A new method of approximation scheme with potential application to a general interacting quantum system is presented. The method is non-perturbative, self- consistent, systematically improvable and uniformly applicable for arbitrary…
The pure-quantum self-consistent harmonic approximation, a semiclassical method based on the path-integral formulation of quantum statistical mechanics, is applied to the study of the thermodynamic behaviour of the quantum Heisenberg…
The pure-quantum self-consistent harmonic approximation (PQSCHA) permits to study a quantum system by means of an effective classical Hamiltonian - depending on quantum coupling and temperature - and classical-like expressions for the…
The self-consistent Gaussian approximation (SCGA) for classical spin systems described by a completely anisotropic D-component vector model is proposed, which takes into account fluctuations of the molecular field and thus is a next step…
Quantum nuclear effects and anharmonicity impact a wide range of functional materials and their properties. One of the most powerful techniques to model these effects is the Stochastic Self-Consistent Harmonic Approximation (SSCHA).…
The self-consisted harmonic approximation (SCHA) allows the computation of free energy of anharmonic crystals considering both quantum and thermal fluctuations. Recently, a stochastic implementation of the SCHA has been developed, tailored…
Quantum synchronization among many spins is an intriguing domain of research. In this paper, we explore the quantum synchronization of two finite chains of spin-1/2 particles, via a nonlinear interaction mediated by a a central intermediary…
It is crucial to reduce the resources required to run quantum algorithms and simulate physical systems on quantum computers due to coherence time limitations. With regards to Hamiltonian simulation, a significant effort has focused on…
We apply the self-consistent harmonic approximation (SCHA) to study static and dynamic properties of the two-dimensional classical Heisenberg model with easy-axis anisotropy. The static properties obtained are magnetization and spin wave…
The atomic motion in molecular crystals, such as high-pressure hydrogen or hybrid organic-inorganic perovskites, is very complex due to quantum anharmonic effects. In addition, these materials accommodate rotational degrees of freedom. All…
The pure-quantum self-consistent harmonic approximation (PQSCHA) permits to study a quantum system by means of an effective classical Hamiltonian. In this work the PQSCHA is reformulated in terms of the holomorphic variables connected to a…
We show how multi-level BCS Hamiltonians of finite systems in the strong pairing interaction regime can be accurately approximated using multi-dimensional shifted harmonic oscillator Hamiltonians. In the Shifted Harmonic Approximation…
The development and improvement of analytical methods for evaluating nonclassical correlations is one of the most important tasks in quantum information science. In this paper, we investigate a mixed spin-$(1/2,S)$ system with an arbitrary…
A self-consistent field theory is introduced and used to investigate the thermodynamics and spin dynamics of an $S = 1$ quantum spin system with a magnetic Skyrmion. The temperature dependence of the Skyrmion profile as well as the phase…
We develop a truncated Hamiltonian method to investigate the dynamics of the $(1+1)d~\phi^4$ theory following quantum quenches. The results are compared to two different semi-classical approaches, the self-consistent Gaussian approximation…
Using the PQSCHA semiclassical method, we evaluate thermodynamic quantities of one-dimensional Heisenberg ferro- and antiferromagnets. Since the PQSCHA reduces their evaluation to classical-like calculations, we take advantage of Fisher's…