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Journal of Physics A Mathematical and General

S-matrix for magnons in continuous Heisenberg ferromagnetic chain

Bao‐Heng Zhao

Published Dec 1, 1982• 0 citations
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Abstract

The S-matrix for magnons in the continuous Heisenberg chain is obtained with the quantum inverse method. Using the S-matrix for the strings of magnons, the position changes and phase shifts of classical solitons in scattering are derived.
DOI
10.1088/0305-4470/15/12/017

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