Analysis of quantum phase transition in some different Curie-Weiss models: a unified approach

Abstract

A unified approach to the analysis of quantum phase transitions in some different Curie-Weiss models is proposed such that they are treated and analyzed under the same general scheme. This approach takes three steps: balancing the quantum Hamiltonian by an appropriate factor, rewriting the Hamiltonian in terms of $SU(2)$ operators only, and obtention of a classical Hamiltonian. $SU(2)$ operators are obtained from creation and annihilation operators as linear combinations in the case of fermions and as an inverse Holstein-Primakoff transformation in the case of bosons. This scheme is successfully applied to Lipkin, pairing, Jaynes-Cummings, bilayer, and Heisenberg models.Comment: 24 pages, 6 figures, submitted for publication on August 29, 2017 Some errors concerning the Jaynes-Cummings model need to be fixe