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Why is $H = J \sum_i (S^x_i S^x_{i+1} + S^y_iS^y_{i+1})$ always gapless for any spin $S$?
In the following I have in mind antiferromagnetic spin chains in periodic boundary conditions on a chain of even length $L$.
Consider the spin-$S$ spin chain
$$H = J \sum_{i=1}^L (S^x_i S^x_{i+1} + S^...
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Transverse-field Ising model in the presence of a longitudinal field - ferromagnetic phase diagram
I am wondering what is the phase diagram of the transverse-field Ising model in the presence of a longitudinal field, in particular, a one-dimensional spin-1/2 chain with ferromagnetic interactions. ...
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