Published December 13, 1982 | Version v1
Journal article

Variational study of critical properties

  • 1. Niels Bohr Inst., Copenhagen (Denmark)

Description

The wave functionals for the excited states of the two-dimensional planar rotator model are constructed approximately with the help of analytical ansaetze. The mass gap so calculated is found to be in quantitative agreement with theoretical expectations for any T > Tsub(c). The order-disorder type transition line of the generalized model with Ising type symmetry breaking term is obtained using a similar ansatz. (orig.)

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Subtitle (English)
The spectrum and phase structure of the XY model

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nucl. Phys., B
Journal Volume
210
Journal Issue
4
Series
CODEN: NUPBB.;Nucl. Phys., B.
Journal Page Range
529-552
ISSN
0550-3213