A spin chain model with non-Hermitian interaction: The Ising quantum spin chain in an imaginary field

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical

Volumn 42, Issue 46, 2009, Pages

  Castro Alvaredo, Olalla A ^a   Fring, Andreas ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70649111448     PISSN: 17518113     EISSN: 17518121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1751-8113/42/46/465211     Document Type: Article

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