Dimerization transitions in spin-1 chains

Abstract

We study spontaneous dimerization transitions in a Heisenberg spin-1 chain with additional next-nearest neighbor (NNN) and 3-site interactions using extensive numerical simulations and a conformal field theory analysis. We show that the transition can be second order in the WZW SU(2)${}_2$ or Ising universality class, or first-order. We argue that these features are generic because of a marginal operator in the WZW SU(2)${}_2$ model, and because of two topologically distinct non-dimerized phases with or without edge states. We also provide explicit numerical evidence of conformal towers of singlets inside the spin gap at the Ising transition. Implications for other models are briefly discussed.

arXiv comment4 pages + references + 4 pages of Appendices, 9 pages in total. 10 figures

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