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Exact ground state of the Lieb-Mattis Hamiltonian as a superposition of Néel states

ContributorsRademaker, Louk
Published inPhysical review research, vol. 1, no. 3, 032018(R)
Publication date2019-11-14
First online date2019-11-14
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We show that the exact ground state of the Lieb-Mattis Hamiltonian is an equal-weight superposition of all possible classical Néel states, and provide an exact formulation of this superposition in the z-spin basis for both S=1/2 and general S using Schwinger bosons. In general, a superposition of possible rotations on a general initial state is symmetric if and only if the initial state has a nonzero overlap with a singlet state and is otherwise made up of states that vanish due to the symmetrization. Most notably, |s,m=0⟩ states will vanish if symmetrized, which explains how a superposition of Néel states projects onto its singlet component.

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RADEMAKER, Louk. Exact ground state of the Lieb-Mattis Hamiltonian as a superposition of Néel states. In: Physical review research, 2019, vol. 1, n° 3, p. 032018(R). doi: 10.1103/PhysRevResearch.1.032018
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