Ground-state properties and quantum entanglement in rung-dimerized spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic ladder

The ground-state properties and quantum entanglement of the two-leg rung-dimerized spin-1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnetic ladders are investigated based on the Green? function combined with the Bond mean-field theory. Numerical results show that the ground-state energies do not change with the rung dimerization, and the ground-state gaps are almost proportionate to the rung dimerization coefficient δ and coupling strength α  . Magnetization curves and entanglement measurements demonstrate that there are five magnetic phases, which are identified in the h–δ$h\text{–}\delta$ phase diagram. Entanglement measurements in different phases exhibit distinct behaviors, implying the fundamental differences of the five magnetic phases.     

Field-induced Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid phase of a two-leg spin-1/2 ladder with strong leg interactions

We study the magnetic-field-induced quantum phase transition from a gapped quantum phase that has no magnetic long-range order into a gapless phase in the spin-1/2 ladder compound bis(2,3-dimethylpyridinium) tetrabromocuprate (DIMPY). At temperatures below about 1 K, the specific heat in the gapless phase attains an asymptotic linear temperature dependence, characteristic of a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid. Inelastic neutron scattering and the specific heat measurements in both phases are in good agreement with theoretical calculations, demonstrating that DIMPY is the first model material for an S=1/2 two-leg spin ladder in the strong-leg regime.     

两腿XXZ自旋梯子模型的量子相变与量子临界现象

对于无限大尺寸两腿自旋1/2的XXZ自旋梯子模型,通过运用基于随机行走的张量网络(TN)算法数值模拟出基态波函数,首次尝试研究自旋梯子模型的约化保真度、普适序参量、纠缠熵等物理观测量,并系统研究基态保真度的三维挤点与二维分叉、约化保真度的分叉、局域序参量、普适序参量、纠缠熵和量子相变之间存在的关联关系.基于张量网络表示的算法在任意随机选择初始状态时,可以得到两腿XXZ量子自旋梯子系统简并的对称破缺基态波函数,该基态波函数是由于Z2对称破缺引起的.本文期望所提供的方法可为进一步研究凝聚态物质中热力学极限下的强关联电子量子晶格自旋梯子系统的量子相变和量子临界现象提供一种更有效的强大的工具.     

High temperature thermal conductivity of two-leg spin-1/2 ladders

Based on numerical simulations, a study of the high temperature, finite frequency, thermal conductivity kappa(omega) of spin-1/2 ladders is presented. The exact diagonalization and a novel Lanczos technique are employed. The conductivity spectra, analyzed as a function of rung coupling, point to a nondiverging dc limit but to an unconventional low frequency behavior. The results are discussed in perspective with recent experiments indicating a significant magnetic contribution to the energy transport in quasi-one-dimensional compounds.     

Exploring the entanglement of free spin-(1/2), spin-1 and spin-2 fields

In this study, we explore the entanglement of free spin-(1/2), spin-1, and spin-2 fields. We start with an example involving Majorana fields in 1+1 and 2+1 dimensions. Subsequently, we perform the Bogoliubov transformation and express the vacuum state with a particle pair state in the configuration space, which is used to calculate the entropy. This clearly demonstrates that the entanglement entropy originates from the particles across the boundary.Finally, we generalize this method to free spin-1 and spin-2 fields. These higher free massless spin fields have wellknown complications owing to gauge redundancy. We deal with the redundancy by gauge-fixing in the light-cone gauge. We show that this gauge provides a natural tensor product structure in the Hilbert space, while surrendering explicit Lorentz invariance. We also use the Bogoliubov transformation to calculate the entropy. The area law emerges naturally by this method.     

Bipartite entanglement in spin-1/2Heisenberg model

The bipartite entanglement of the two-and three-spin Heisenberg model was investigated by using the concept of negativity.It is found that for the ground-state entanglement of the two-spin model,the negativity always decreases as B increases if A Δ＜y-1,and it may keep a steady value of 0.5in the region of B＜J[(Δ+1)2-y2]1/2if Δ＞y-1,while for that of the three-spin model,the negativity exhibits square wave structures if y=0 or Δ=0.For thermal states,there are two areas showing entanglement,namely,the main region and the sub-region.The main region exists only when Δ＞Δc(Δc1=and(y2-1)/2for the 2-and 3-spin model respectively)and extends in terms of B and T as Δ increases,while the sub-region survives only when y≠0 and shrinks in terms of B and T as Δ increases.     

Bipartite entanglement in spin-1/2 Heisenberg model

The bipartite entanglement of the two- and three-spin Heisenberg model was investigated by using the concept of negativity. It is found that for the ground-state entanglement of the two-spin model, the negativity always decreases as B increases if Δ<γ－1, and it may keep a steady value of 0.5 in the region of B2－γ²]^1/2 if Δ>γ－1, while for that of the three-spin model, the negativity exhibits square wave structures if γ=0 or Δ=0. For thermal states, there are two areas showing entanglement, namely, the main region and the sub-region. The main region exists only when Δ>Δ_c (Δ_c=γ－1 and (γ²－1)/2 for the 2- and 3-spin model respectively) and extends in terms of B and T as Δ increases, while the sub-region survives only when γ≠0 and shrinks in terms of B and T as Δ increases.     

Ground-state phase diagram of the dimerizedspin-1/2 two-leg ladder

Dimerized spin-1/2 ladders exhibit a variety of phase structures, which depend on the intra-chain and inter-chain spin exchange energies as well as on the dimerization pattern of the ladder. Using the density matrix renormalization group (DMRG) algorithm, we study critical properties of the bond-alternating two-leg Heisenberg spin ladder with diagonal interaction J_×. Two types of spin systems, staggered dimerized antiferromagnetic ladder and columnar dimerized ferro-antiferromagnetic couplings ladder, are investigated. To clarify the phase transition behaviors, we simultaneously analyze the string order parameter (SOP), the twisted order parameter (TOP), as well as a measurement of the quantum information analysis. Based on measuring this different observables, we establish the phase diagram accurately and give the fitting functions of the phase boundaries. In addition, the phase transition of cross-coupled spin ladder (in the absence of intrinsic dimerization) is also discussed.     

Ordered phases of XXZ-symmetric spin-1/2 zigzag ladder

Using bosonization approach, we derive an effective low-energy theory for XXZ-symmetric spin-1/2 zigzag ladders and discuss its phase diagram by a variational approach. A spin nematic phase emerges in a wide part of the phase diagram, either critical or massive. Possible crossovers between the spontaneously dimerized and spin nematic phases are discussed, and the topological excitations in all phases identified.Received: 14 August 2004, Published online: 29 June 2004PACS: 75.10.Pq Spin chain models - 75.40.-s Critical-point effects, specific heats, short-range order - 75.30.Gw Magnetic anisotropy - 71.10.Pm Fermions in reduced dimensions (anyons, composite fermions, Luttinger liquid, etc.)     

Wilson ratio of a Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid in a spin-1/2 Heisenberg ladder

Using micromechanical force magnetometry, we have measured the magnetization of the strong-leg spin-1/2 ladder compound (C(7)H(10)N)(2)CuBr(2) at temperatures down to 45 mK. Low-temperature magnetic susceptibility as a function of field exhibits a maximum near the critical field H(c) at which the magnon gap vanishes, as expected for a gapped one-dimensional antiferromagnet. Above H(c) a clear minimum appears in the magnetization as a function of temperature, as predicted by theory. In this field region, the susceptibility in conjunction with our specific-heat data yields the Wilson ratio R(W). The result supports the relation R(W)=4K, where K is the Tomonaga-Luttinger-liquid parameter.     

Superconducting gap for a two-leg t-J ladder

Single-particle diagonal and off-diagonal Green's functions of a two-leg t-J ladder at 1/8 doping are investigated by exact diagonalizations techniques. A numerically tractable expression for the superconducting gap is proposed and the frequency dependence of the real and imaginary parts of the gap are determined. The role of the low-energy gapped spin modes, whose energies are computed by a (one-step) contractor renormalization procedure, is discussed.     

Thermal entanglement of a spin-1/2 Ising-Heisenberg model on a symmetrical diamond chain

The entanglement quantum properties of a spin-1/2 Ising-Heisenberg model on a symmetrical diamond chain were analyzed. Due to the separable nature of the Ising-type exchange interactions between neighboring Heisenberg dimers, calculation of the entanglement can be performed exactly for each individual dimer. Pairwise thermal entanglement was studied in terms of the isotropic Ising-Heisenberg model and analytical expressions for the concurrence (as a measure of bipartite entanglement) were obtained. The effects of external magnetic field H and next-nearest neighbor interaction J(m) between nodal Ising sites were considered. The ground state structure and entanglement properties of the system were studied in a wide range of coupling constant values. Various regimes with different values of ground state entanglement were revealed, depending on the relation between competing interaction strengths. Finally, some novel effects, such as the two-peak behavior of concurrence versus temperature and coexistence of phases with different values of magnetic entanglement, were observed.     

Thermodynamic properties of an alternating-spin (1/2,1) two-leg ladder

Most complex networks serve as conduits for various dynamical processes, ranging from mass transfer by chemical reactions in the cell to packet transfer on the Internet. We collected data on the time dependent activity of five natural and technological networks, finding evidence of orders of magnitude differences in the fluxes of individual nodes. This dynamical inhomogeneity reflects the emergence of localized high flux regions or hot spots, carrying an overwhelming fraction of the networks activity. We find that each system is characterized by a unique scaling law, coupling the flux fluctuations with the total flux on individual nodes, a result of the competition between the systems internal collective dynamics and changes in the external environment. We propose a method to separate these two components, allowing us to predict the relevant scaling exponents. As high fluctuations can lead to dynamical bottlenecks and jamming, these findings have a strong impact on the predictability and failure prevention of complex transportation networks.Received: 25 October 2003, Published online: 17 February 2004PACS: 89.75.-k Complex systems - 89.75.Da Systems obeying scaling laws - 05.40.-a Fluctuation phenomena, random processes, noise, and Brownian motion     

Thermodynamic properties of an alternating-spin (1/2,1) two-leg ladder

With the aid of the Schwinger-boson mean-field method, we study the low-lying excitations and thermodynamic properties of a ferrimagnetic Heisenberg two-leg ladder (i.e., a ferrimagnetic double-chain with an antiferromagnetic interaction). The interaction between the two chains plays an important role in producing a low-lying excitation energy gap, affecting the low-lying excited spectrum, and increasing the disorder of the ferrimagnetic double-chain. The excitation spectrum, energy gap, and spin reduction in the ground state are calculated. Thermodynamic quantities such as the short-range spin correlation and short-range order are also obtained at low temperatures. In this gapful system, we observed the exponential behaviors in both the specific heat (C_V) and the product of magnetic susceptibility and temperature ( ) at low temperatures. The exponential behavior of the versus temperature agrees qualitatively with the experimental results in at low temperatures.Received: 24 October 2003, Published online: 15 March 2004PACS: 75.10.Jm Quantized spin models - 75.40.Cx Static properties (order parameter, static susceptibility, heat capacities, critical exponents, etc.) - 75.50.Ee Antiferromagnetics - 75.50.Gg Ferrimagnetics     

Thermodynamic properties of the spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic ladder under magnetic field

Specific heat (C_V) measurements in the spin-1/2 Cu₂(C₂H₁₂N₂)₂Cl₄ system under a magnetic field up to H =8.25 T are reported and compared to the results of numerical calculations based on the 2-leg antiferromagnetic Heisenberg ladder. While the temperature dependences of both the susceptibility and the low-field specific heat are accurately reproduced by this model, deviations are observed above the critical field H_C1 at which the spin gap closes. In this Quantum High Field phase, the contribution of the low-energy quantum fluctuations are stronger than in the Heisenberg ladder model. We argue that this enhancement can be attributed to dynamical lattice fluctuations. Finally, we show that such a Heisenberg ladder, for H > H C1, is unstable, when coupled to the 3D lattice, against a lattice distortion. These results provide an alternative explanation for the observed low temperature ( K-0.8 K) phase (previously interpreted as a 3D magnetic ordering) as a new type of incommensurate gapped state. Received: 23 July 1998 / Accepted: 24 August 1998     

Identification of intrinsic gapped behavior in spin-1/2 ladder with staggered dimerization

The zero- and low-temperature behaviors of spin-1/2 two-leg ladder with staggered dimerization are investigated by the Green’s function theory. At zero temperature, the ground state phase diagram is explored, wherein the leg-dimer and rung-singlet phases are revealed, which reflect two different intrinsic gapped behaviors. The former is attributed to the bond alternation along the legs, while the latter is due to the strong rung coupling. It is found that the quantum phase transition from one to another is of the first order, which can be clearly signaled by the rung entanglement entropy. At finite temperatures, the temperature dependence of thermodynamic quantities such as the magnetic susceptibility, specific heat, thermal Drude weight and rung entanglement entropy are calculated to characterize the corresponding quantum phases. It is shown that the magnetic behaviors clearly manifest a typical antiferromagnetism at low temperature, which is in accordance with the experimental results. It is also found that the intrinsic gapped low-lying excitations are responsible for the observed thermodynamic behaviors.     

两粒子自旋系统量子纠缠的时间演化

研究了两个具有海森伯耦合的自旋为1/2的粒子在随时间变化的磁场中的运动情况.系统的哈密顿量具有SU（2）代数结构,运用代数动力学方法对此系统进行求解,得到了时间演化算子的严格解.基于严格解,求得两粒子体系随时间变化的波函数,从而计算得到两粒子体系的纠缠.对不同初始波函数,研究了系统纠缠随时间的变化情况.讨论了外场影响纠缠的条件. 关键词： 二粒子系统纠缠 代数动力学解法