225 research outputs found
Light induced magnetization in a spin S=1 easy-plane antiferromagnetic chain
The time evolution of magnetization induced by circularly polarized light in
a Heisenberg chain with large, easy--plane anisotropy is studied
numerically and analytically. Results at constant light frequency
are interpreted in terms of absorption lines of the
electronic spin resonance spectrum. Applying a time dependent light frequency
, so called chirping, is shown to be an efficient procedure
in order to obtain within a short time a large, controlled value of the
magnetization . Furthermore, comparison with a - level model provides
a qualitative understanding of the induced magnetization process
Spin Conductance in one-dimensional Spin-Phonon systems
We present results for the spin conductance of the one dimensional spin-1/2
Heisenberg and XY model coupled to phonons. We apply an approach based on the
Stochastic Series Expansion (Quantum Monte Carlo) method to evaluate the
conductance for a variety of phonon dispersions and values of spin-phonon
coupling. From our numerical simulations and analytical arguments, we derive
several scaling laws for the conductance.Comment: 7 pages, 9 figure
Anomalous scaling of conductivity in integrable fermion systems
We analyze the high-temperature conductivity in one-dimensional integrable
models of interacting fermions: the t-V model (anisotropic Heisenberg spin
chain) and the Hubbard model, at half-filling in the regime corresponding to
insulating ground state. A microcanonical Lanczos method study for finite size
systems reveals anomalously large finite-size effects at low frequencies while
a frequency-moment analysis indicates a finite d.c. conductivity. This
phenomenon also appears in a prototype integrable quantum system of
impenetrable particles, representing a strong-coupling limit of both models. In
the thermodynamic limit, the two results could converge to a finite d.c.
conductivity rather than an ideal conductor or insulator scenario.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figures. Submitted to PR
Domain wall dynamics in integrable and chaotic spin-1/2 chains
We study the time evolution of correlation functions, spin current, and local
magnetization in an isolated spin-1/2 chain initially prepared in a sharp
domain wall state. The results are compared with the level of spatial
delocalization of the eigenstates of the system which is measured using the
inverse participation ratio. Both integrable and non-integrable regimes are
considered. Non-integrability is introduced to the integrable Hamiltonian with
nearest neighbor couplings by adding a single site impurity field or by adding
next-nearest-neighbor couplings. A monotonic correspondence between the
enhancement of the level of delocalization, spin current and magnetization
dynamics occurs in the integrable domain. This correspondence is however lost
for chaotic models with weak Ising interactions.Comment: 9 pages, 5 figures, 1 tabl
Integrability and ideal conductance at finite temperatures
We analyse the finite temperature charge stiffness D(T>0), by a
generalization of Kohn's method, for the problem of a particle interacting with
a fermionic bath in one dimension. We present analytical evidence, using the
Bethe ansatz method, that D(T>0) is finite in the integrable case where the
mass of the particle equals the mass of the fermions and numerical evidence
that it vanishes in the nonintegrable one of unequal masses. We conjecture that
a finite D(T>0) is a generic property of integrable systems.Comment: revtex file; 3 postscript figure files replaced with uuencoded one
On the nonlinear response of a particle interacting with fermions in a 1D lattice
By the Bethe ansatz method we study the energy dispersion of a particle
interacting by a local interaction with fermions (or hard core bosons) of equal
mass in a one dimensional lattice. We focus on the period of the Bloch
oscillations which turns out to be related to the Fermi wavevector of the Fermi
sea and in particular on how this dispersion emerges as a collective effect in
the thermodynamic limit. We show by symmetry that the dispersion is temperature
independent for a half-filled system. We also discuss the adiabatic coherent
collective response of the particle to an applied field.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Transport properties of a spin-1/2 Heisenberg chain with an embedded spin-S impurity
The finite temperature transport properties of a spin-1/2 anisotropic
Heisenberg chain with an embedded spin-S impurity are studied. Using primarily
numerical diagonalization techniques, we study the dependence of the dynamical
spin and thermal conductivities on the lattice size, the magnitude of the
impurity spin, the host-impurity coupling, the easy axis anisotropy, as well as
the dependence on temperature. Particularly for the temperature dependence, we
discuss the screening of the impurity by the chain eventually leading to the
cutting or healing of the host chain. Numerical results are supported by
analytical arguments obtained in the strong host-impurity coupling regime.Comment: 7 pages, 10 figure
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