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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Excitation Spectrum of a Linear Chain of Paramagnetic Atoms with Spin-Phonon Interaction

F. PersicoC. Leonardi

subject

Condensed Matter::Materials ScienceParamagnetismMaterials scienceChain (algebraic topology)PhononQuantum mechanicsSpectrum (functional analysis)General Physics and AstronomyCondensed Matter::Strongly Correlated ElectronsSpin (physics)Molecular physicsExcitation

description

The low-lying energy levels of a paramagnetic chain in the presence of spin-phonon interaction have been investigated. It is shown that there is no gap in the one-particle excitation spectrum.

https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.19.899