Physical Review
Collective Modes of a Spin-Density-Wave Structure
G. Fano, G. Pizzichini
Abstract
The collective modes of a spin-density-wave structure are investigated in a one-dimensional model of a Fermi gas. The equations of motion in the random-phase approximation are completely solved at zero temperature and for a $\ensuremath{\delta}$-function interaction. The spin-density-wave structure has been found to be stable if its wavelength is equal to its best variational value. The complete dependence of the energy $\ensuremath{\omega}(q)$ of the collective modes on the momentum $q$ is exhibited. A new result is found and proved rigorously: The energy $\ensuremath{\omega}(q)$ vanishes when $\frac{2\ensuremath{\pi}}{q}$ is equal to the wavelength of the spin-density wave.