J. A. Hoyos — Page 2

arXiv2004

Random Antiferromagnetic SU(N) Spin Chains

We analyze random isotropic antiferromagnetic SU(N) spin chains using the real space renormalization group. We find that they are governed at low energies by a universal infinite randomness fixed point different from the one of random spin-1/2 chains. We determine analytically the important exponents: the energy-length scale relation is $Ω\sim\exp(-L^ψ)$, where $ψ=1/N$, and the mean correlation function is given by $\bar{C_{ij}}\sim(-1)^{i-j}/|i-j|^ϕ$, where $ϕ=4/N$. Our analysis shows that the infinite-N limit is unable to capture the behavior obtained at any finite N.

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arXiv2004

Phase diagrams and universality classes of random antiferromagnetic spin ladders

The random antiferromagnetic two-leg and zigzag spin-1/2 ladders are investigated using the real space renormalization group scheme and their complete phase diagrams are determined. We demonstrate that the first system belongs to the same universality class of the dimerized random spin-1/2 chain. The zigzag ladder, on the other hand, is in a random singlet phase at weak frustration and disorder. Otherwise, we give additional evidence that it belongs to the universality class of the random antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic quantum spin chains, although the universal fixed point found in the latter system is never realized. We find, however, a new universal fixed point at intermediate disorder.

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