Evidence for deconfined quantum criticality in a two-dimensional Heisenberg model with four-spin interactions

dc.creatorSandvik, Anders W.
dc.date2006-11-13
dc.date2007-07-28
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dc.descriptionUsing ground-state projector quantum Monte Carlo simulations in the valence bond basis, it is demonstrated that non-frustrating four-spin interactions can destroy the Neel order of the two-dimensional S=1/2 Heisenberg antiferromagnet and drive it into a valence-bond solid (VBS) phase. Results for spin and dimer correlations are consistent with a single continuous transition, and all data exhibit finite-size scaling with a single set of exponents; z=1, nu=0.78 +/- 0.03, and eta=0.26 +/- 0.03. The unusually large eta and an emergent U(1) symmetry, detected using VBS order parameter histograms, provide strong evidence for a deconfined quantum critical point.
dc.description4 pages, 5 figures. v2: typo in Fig. 2 corrected. v3: minor changes, published version
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611343
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0611343
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. Lett. 98, 227202 (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.98.227202
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/135102
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.subjectSuperconductivity
dc.titleEvidence for deconfined quantum criticality in a two-dimensional Heisenberg model with four-spin interactions
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