SU(N) quantum spin models: A variational wavefunction study

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2007, Pages

  Paramekanti, Arun ^a   Marston, J B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL LATTICES; FERMIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; WAVE FUNCTIONS;

BROKEN SYMMETRIES; HEISENBERG BILINEAR; OPTICAL LATTICES; QUANTUM SPIN MODELS;

QUANTUM CHEMISTRY;

EID: 33847747339     PISSN: 09538984     EISSN: 1361648X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/19/12/125215     Document Type: Article

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