Bridging lattice-scale physics and continuum field theory with quantum Monte Carlo simulations
arXiv:1204.5405 · doi:10.1146/annurev-conmatphys-030212-184215
Abstract
We discuss designer Hamiltonians---lattice models tailored to be free from sign problems ("de-signed") when simulated with quantum Monte Carlo methods but which still host complex many-body states and quantum phase transitions of interest in condensed matter physics. We focus on quantum spin systems in which competing interactions lead to non-magnetic ground states. These states and the associated quantum phase transitions can be studied in great detail, enabling direct access to universal properties and connections with low-energy effective quantum field theories. As specific examples, we discuss the transition from a Neel antiferromagnet to either a uniform quantum paramagnet or a spontaneously symmetry-broken valence-bond solid in SU(2) and SU(N) invariant spin models. We also discuss anisotropic (XXZ) systems harboring topological Z2 spin liquids and the XY* transition. We briefly review recent progress on quantum Monte Carlo algorithms, including ground state projection in the valence-bond basis and direct computation of the Renyi variants of the entanglement entropy.
23 pages, 10 figures
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