Elementary excitations of the quantum sine-Gordon model in the massless regime 2>8: Derivation from the XXZ model

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Abstract

From the identification of the easy-plane XXZ spin chain as a 2>8 quantum sine-Gordon system, the nonlinear elementary excitations of the latter are identified as massless "twists" carrying the topological charge 28, and (depending on 2) twist-antitwist bound states.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2505-2508
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume28
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 1983
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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