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Thermodynamics of the Anisotropic Spin-1/2 Heisenberg Chain and Related Quantum Chains

arXiv:cond-mat/9306019 · doi:10.1007/BF01316831

Abstract

The free energy and correlation lengths of the spin-1/2 chain are studied at finite temperature. We use the quantum transfer matrix approach and derive non-linear integral equations for all eigenvalues. Analytic results are presented for the low-temperature asymptotics, in particular for the critical chain in an external magnetic field. These results are compared to predictions by conformal field theory. The integral equations are solved numerically for the non-critical chain and the related spin-1 biquadratic chain at arbitrary temperature.

31 pages, LATEX, 5 PostScript figures appended, preprint cologne-93-4713

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