arXiv · cond-mat/9910452
On Matrix Product States for Periodic Boundary Conditions
Abstract
The possibility of a matrix product representation for eigenstates with energy and momentum zero of a general m-state quantum spin Hamiltonian with nearest neighbour interaction and periodic boundary condition is considered. The quadratic algebra used for this representation is generated by 2m operators which fulfil m^2 quadratic relations and is endowed with a trace. It is shown that {\em not} every eigenstate with energy and momentum zero can be written as matrix product state. An explicit counter-example is given. This is in contrast to the case of open boundary conditions where every zero energy eigenstate can be written as a matrix product state using a Fock-like representation of the same quadratic algebra.
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Klaus Krebs. 1999-10-27. On Matrix Product States for Periodic Boundary Conditions. https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470%2F33%2F14%2F102
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