The ground state of an array of coupled, spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic ladders is studied using spin-wave theory, exact diagonalization (up to 36 sites), and quantum Monte Carlo techniques (up to 256 sites). Our results clearly indicate the occurrence of a zero-temperature phase transition between a Neel ordered and a nonmagnetic phase at a finite value of the interladder coupling (a(c)similar or equal to0.3). This transition is marked by remarkable changes in the structure of the excitation spectrum.
Quantum phase transition in coupled spin ladders / Capriotti, L; Becca, F. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW. B, CONDENSED MATTER AND MATERIALS PHYSICS. - ISSN 1098-0121. - 65:9(2002), pp. 092406.092406-092406.092406. [10.1103/PhysRevB.65.092406]
Quantum phase transition in coupled spin ladders
BECCA F
2002-01-01
Abstract
The ground state of an array of coupled, spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic ladders is studied using spin-wave theory, exact diagonalization (up to 36 sites), and quantum Monte Carlo techniques (up to 256 sites). Our results clearly indicate the occurrence of a zero-temperature phase transition between a Neel ordered and a nonmagnetic phase at a finite value of the interladder coupling (a(c)similar or equal to0.3). This transition is marked by remarkable changes in the structure of the excitation spectrum.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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