Finite Size Scaling for Low Energy Excitations in Integer Heisenberg Spin Chains

Details Finite Size Scaling for Low Energy Excitations in Integer Heisenberg Spin Chains Finite Size Scaling for Low Energy Excitations in Integer Heisenberg Spin Chains

1996-10-11

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9610100v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

4 pages (two column), PS file, to be appear as a PRB Brief Report

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevB.55.2721

In this paper we study the finite size scaling for low energy excitations of $S=1$ and $S=2$ Heisenberg chains, using the density matrix renormalization group technique. A crossover from $1/L$ behavior (with $L$ as the chain length) for medium chain length to $1/L^2$ scaling for long chain length is found for excitations in the continuum band as the length of the open chain increases. Topological spin $S=1/2$ excitations are shown to give rise to the two lowest energy states for both open and periodic $S=1$ chains. In periodic chains these two excitations are ``confined'' next to each other, while for open chains they are two free edge 1/2 spins. The finite size scaling of the two lowest energy excitations of open $S=2$ chains is determined by coupling the two free edge $S=1$ spins. The gap and correlation length for $S=2$ open Heisenberg chains are shown to be 0.082 (in units of the exchange $J$) and 47, respectively.

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