Published April 30, 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Integrability of a disordered Heisenberg spin-1/2 chain

Creators

  • 1. Department of Physics and Astronomy, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 (United States)

Description

We investigate how the transition from integrability to nonintegrability occurs by changing the parameters of the Hamiltonian of a Heisenberg spin-1/2 chain with defects. Randomly distributed defects may lead to quantum chaos. A similar behaviour is obtained in the presence of a single defect out of the edges of the chain, suggesting that randomness is not the cause of chaos in these systems, but the mere presence of a defect

Availability note (English)

Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/37/4723/a4_17_004.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 1361-6447) http://www.iop.org/

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
17
Journal Page Range
p. 4723-4729
ISSN
0305-4470
CODEN
JPHAC5

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35069133
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CHAOS THEORY; DEFECTS; HAMILTONIANS; HEISENBERG MODEL; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RANDOMNESS; SPIN
Descriptors DEC
ANGULAR MOMENTUM; CRYSTAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATHEMATICS; MECHANICS; PARTICLE PROPERTIES; QUANTUM OPERATORS