Criticality enabled long-range order in a U(1)-symmetric spin-1 Heisenberg chain with biquadratic interactions

2026-09-28 · arXiv Quantum Physics

arXiv:2609.31319v1 Announce Type: cross

Abstract: In a recent paper Nahum argued on the basis of a renormalization-group analysis that, contrary to standard lore, ground states of 1D spin chains with short-range interactions can spontaneously break U(1) ``easy-plane'' spin rotation symmetry. True long-range order of $(S^x,S^y)$ arises at the phase transition between two quasi-long-range-ordered phases. Here we present detailed numerical results for an anisotropic spin-1 chain model. We find a magnetization exponent $\beta\approx0.29$, consistent with the $\epsilon$-expansion prediction $\beta\approx0.28$, a divergence of the Luttinger parameter on approaching the transition from both sides with an exponent that we relate to Nahum's transition, and finite-size spectra consistent with a dynamical critical exponent $z\approx2$. Our results support the critical behavior predicted by Nahum's field theory.

原文链接:https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.31319

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