Laughlin spin-liquid states on lattices obtained from conformal field theory

We propose a set of spin system wave functions that is very similar to lattice versions of the Laughlin states. The wave functions are conformal blocks of conformal field theories and for a filling factor of ν = 1/2 we provide a parent Hamiltonian, which is valid for any even number of spins and is...

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Veröffentlicht in:Physical review letters 2012-06, Vol.108 (25), p.257206-257206, Article 257206
Hauptverfasser: Nielsen, Anne E B, Cirac, J Ignacio, Sierra, Germán
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:We propose a set of spin system wave functions that is very similar to lattice versions of the Laughlin states. The wave functions are conformal blocks of conformal field theories and for a filling factor of ν = 1/2 we provide a parent Hamiltonian, which is valid for any even number of spins and is at the same time a 2D generalization of the Haldane-Shastry model. We also demonstrate that the Kalmeyer-Laughlin state is reproduced as a particular case of this model. Finally, we discuss various properties of the spin states and point out several analogies to known results for the Laughlin states.
ISSN:0031-9007
1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/physrevlett.108.257206