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Effective Hamiltonians for holes in antiferromagnets: a new approach to implement forbidden double occupancy
A coherent state representation for the electrons of ordered antiferromagnets
is used to derive effective Hamiltonians for the dynamics of holes in such
systems. By an appropriate choice of these states, the constraint of forbidden
double occupancy can be implemented rigorously. Using these coherent states,
one arrives at a path integral representation of the partition function of the
systems, from which the effective Hamiltonians can be read off. We apply this
method to the t-J model on the square lattice and on the triangular lattice. In
the former case, we reproduce the well-known fermion-boson Hamiltonian for a
hole in a collinear antiferromagnet. We demonstrate that our method also works
for non-collinear antiferromagnets by calculating the spectrum of a hole in the
triangular antiferromagnet in the self-consistent Born approximation and by
comparing it with numerically exact results.Comment: 9 pages, Latex, 6 figure
Heisenberg antiferromagnet with anisotropic exchange on the Kagome lattice: Description of the magnetic properties of volborthite
We study the properties of the Heisenberg antiferromagnet with spatially
anisotropic nearest-neighbour exchange couplings on the kagome net, i.e. with
coupling J in one lattice direction and couplings J' along the other two
directions. For J/J' > 1, this model is believed to describe the magnetic
properties of the mineral volborthite. In the classical limit, it exhibits two
kinds of ground states: a ferrimagnetic state for J/J' < 1/2 and a large
manifold of canted spin states for J/J' > 1/2. To include quantum effects
self-consistently, we investigate the Sp(N) symmetric generalisation of the
original SU(2) symmetric model in the large-N limit. In addition to the
dependence on the anisotropy, the Sp(N) symmetric model depends on a parameter
kappa that measures the importance of quantum effects. Our numerical
calculations reveal that in the kappa-J/J' plane, the system shows a rich phase
diagram containing a ferrimagnetic phase, an incommensurate phase, and a
decoupled chain phase, the latter two with short- and long-range order. We
corroborate these results by showing that the boundaries between the various
phases and several other features of the Sp(N) phase diagram can be determined
by analytical calculations. Finally, the application of a block-spin
perturbation expansion to the trimerised version of the original spin-1/2 model
leads us to suggest that in the limit of strong anisotropy, J/J' >> 1, the
ground state of the original model is a collinearly ordered antiferromagnet,
which is separated from the incommensurate state by a quantum phase transition.Comment: 21 pages, 22 figures. Final version, PRB in pres
Spatially anisotropic Heisenberg Kagome antiferromagnet
In the search for spin-1/2 kagome antiferromagnets, the mineral volborthite
has recently been the subject of experimental studies [Hiroi et al.,2001]. It
has been suggested that the magnetic properties of this material are described
by a spin-1/2 Heisenberg model on the kagome lattice with spatially anisotropic
exchange couplings. We report on investigations of the Sp(N) symmetric
generalisation of this model in the large N limit. We obtain a detailed
description of the dependence of possible ground states on the anisotropy and
on the spin length S. A fairly rich phase diagram with a ferrimagnetic phase,
incommensurate phases with and without long range order and a decoupled chain
phase emerges.Comment: 6 pages, 6 figures, proceedings of the HFM2006 conference, to appear
in a special issue of J. Phys.: Condens. Matte
Atomic quantum gases in Kagom\'e lattices
We demonstrate the possibility of creating and controlling an ideal and
\textit{trimerized} optical Kagom\'e lattice, and study the low temperature
physics of various atomic gases in such lattices. In the trimerized Kagom\'e
lattice, a Bose gas exhibits a Mott transition with fractional filling factors,
whereas a spinless interacting Fermi gas at 2/3 filling behaves as a quantum
magnet on a triangular lattice. Finally, a Fermi-Fermi mixture at half filling
for both components represents a frustrated quantum antiferromagnet with a
resonating-valence-bond ground state and quantum spin liquid behavior dominated
by continuous spectrum of singlet and triplet excitations. We discuss the
method of preparing and observing such quantum spin liquid employing molecular
Bose condensates.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure. Missing affiliations adde
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Finite-temperature ordering in a two-dimensional highly frustrated spin model
We investigate the classical counterpart of an effective Hamiltonian for a
strongly trimerized kagome lattice. Although the Hamiltonian only has a
discrete symmetry, the classical groundstate manifold has a continuous global
rotational symmetry. Two cases should be distinguished for the sign of the
exchange constant. In one case, the groundstate has a 120^\circ spin structure.
To determine the transition temperature, we perform Monte-Carlo simulations and
measure specific heat, the order parameter as well as the associated Binder
cumulant. In the other case, the classical groundstates are macroscopically
degenerate. A thermal order-by-disorder mechanism is predicted to select
another 120^\circ spin-structure. A finite but very small transition
temperature is detected by Monte-Carlo simulations using the exchange method.Comment: 11 pages including 9 figures, uses IOP style files; to appear in J.
Phys.: Condensed Matter (proceedings of HFM2006
Atomic Fermi gas in the trimerized Kagom\'e lattice at the filling 2/3
We study low temperature properties of an atomic spinless interacting Fermi
gas in the trimerized Kagom\'e lattice for the case of two fermions per trimer.
The system is described by a quantum spin 1/2 model on the triangular lattice
with couplings depending on bonds directions. Using exact diagonalizations we
show that the system exhibits non-standard properties of a {\it quantum
spin-liquid crystal}, combining a planar antiferromagnetic order with an
exceptionally large number of low energy excitations.Comment: 4 pages & 4 figures + 2 tables, better version of Fig.
Nitrogen and energy metabolism of sows during several reproductive cycles in relation to nitrogen intake
By feeding the same diet during pregnancy and lactation sows are fed above the nitrogen requirement during pregnancy due to the relatively high nitrogen requirement during lactation. For feeding closer to the requirements at least two diets are needed: one diet with a low nitrogen content during pregnancy and an other diet with a higher nitrogen level during lactation. The consequences of such a feeding strategy were investigated. A lower nitrogen supply during pregnancy had no effect on the development of the products of conception, but the development of the maternal protein mass was reduced during the first reproductive cycle. In the second and third parity a compensatory effect was observed. The nitrogen excretion decreased with about 35 % during pregnancy. Sow with a higher lysine supply during lactation mobilized a less nitrogen and more fat during lactation. The nitrogen excretion per sow per year can be reduced with about 25 %. However, the efficiency of the utilization of dietary nitrogen into retained nitrogen remained at a relatively low level.For an further improvement of the efficiency of the utilization of dietary nitrogen into retained nitrogen a multiphase feeding strategy in combination with a restricted development of the live weight of sows is proposed
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