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Effects of a magnetic field on the one-dimensional spin-orbital model
We study the effects of a uniform magnetic field on the one-dimensional
spin-orbital model in terms of effective field theories. Two regions are
examined: one around the SU(4) point (J=K/4) and the other with K<<J. We found
that when , the spin and orbital correlation functions exhibit
power-law decay with nonuniversal exponents. In the region with J>K/4, the
excitation spectrum has a gap. When the magnetic field is beyond some critical
value, a quantum phase transition occurs. However, the correlation functions
around the SU(4) point and the region with K<<J exhibit distinct behavior. This
results from different structures of excitation spectra in both regime.Comment: 22 pages, no figure