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arXiv:1803.09666 · SciPost Physics

Ground state solutions of inhomogeneous Bethe equations

S. Belliard, Alexandre Faribault

Published Jun 15, 2018• 6 citations
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Abstract

The distribution of Bethe roots, solution of the inhomogeneous Bethe equations, which characterize the ground state of the periodic XXX Heisenberg spin- \frac{1}{2} 1 2 chain is investigated. Numerical calculations show that, for this state, the new inhomogeneous term does not contribute to the Baxter T-Q equation in the thermodynamic limit. Different families of Bethe roots are identified and their large N behaviour are conjectured and validated.

DOI
10.21468/scipostphys.4.6.030

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