Published March 5, 1987 | Version v1
Journal article

Hidden local gauge invariance in integrable magnetic chains

  • 1. European Organization for Nuclear Research, Geneva (Switzerland)
  • 2. Paris-6 Univ., 75 (France). Lab. de Physique Theorique et Hautes Energies

Description

It is shown that local gauge transformations preserve the integrability of one-dimensional quantum Heisenberg chains. Abelian U(1) gauge transformations associated to z-rotations appear in the XXZ model which is worked out in detail. The exact energy spectrum derived by the Bethe ansatz turns out to be gauge-invariant whereas the eigenvectors are explicitly gauge-dependent. Isotropic XXX chains exhibit SU(2) x Z2 gauge invariance properties and anisotropic XYZ chains possess discrete Z2 x Z2 gauge invariance. (orig.)

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Journal Title
Phys. Lett., B
Journal Volume
186
Journal Issue
2
Series
Phys. Lett., B.
Journal Page Range
180-184
ISSN
0370-2693
CODEN
PYLBA