We calculate the zero-temperature q-dependent susceptibilities of the one-dimensional, S=1/2, transverse Ising model at the critical magnetic field and of the isotropic XY model in zero field which have not been previously determined. Our method, which is based on a rigorous method of calculating dynamic correlation functions for these models, provides precise numerical values for the susceptibilities at wave numbers q=k\ensuremath{\pi}/M for integral M and odd integral k, as well as exact analytic results for the dominant singularities at q=0 and q=\ensuremath{\pi}.
We calculate precise numerical values for the nondivergent direct or staggered zero-temperature susceptibilities of the one-dimensional,
S=21, transverse Ising model at the critical field and for the isotropic
XY model in zero field which have not been previously determined analytically. Our method is based on a rigorous approach to calculate dynamic correlation functions for these models. We also investigate the exact nature of the divergenices in the
q-dependent susceptibilities. Our results are compared with existing predictions of approximate analytic approaches and numerical finite-chain calculations. Our result for the
XY case is directly relevant for the interpretation of recent susceptibility measurements on the quasi-one-dimensional magnetic compound
Cs2CoCl4.
We present new results on the time-dependent correlation functions Ξn(t) =4〈Sξ0(t)Sξn〉, ξ=x,y at zero temperature of the one-dimensional S=1/2 isotropic XY model (h=γ=0) and of the transverse Ising model (TI) at the critical magnetic field (h=γ=1). Both models are characterized by special cases of the Hamiltonian H=−J∑l[(1+γ)SxlSxl+1 +(1−γ)SylSyl+1 +hSzl]. We have derived exact results on the long-time asymptotic expansions of the autocorrelation functions (ACF’s) Ξ0(t) and on the singularities of their frequency-dependent Fourier transforms Φξξ0(ω). We have also determined the latter functions by high-precision numerical calculations. The functions Φξξ0(ω), ξ=x,y have singularities at the infinite sequence of frequencies ω=mω0, m=0, 1, 2, 3, ... where ω0=J for the XY model and ω0=2J for the TI model. In both models the singularities in Φxx0 (ω) for m=0, 1 are divergent, whereas the nonanalyticities at higher frequencies become increasingly weaker. We point out that the nonanalyticities at ω≠0 are intrinsic features of the discrete quantum chain and have therefore not been found in the context of a continuum analysis.
We present new results on the time-dependent correlation functions ${\ensuremath{\Xi}}_{n}(t)=4〈{S}_{0}^{\ensuremath{\xi}}(t){S}_{n}^{\ensuremath{\xi}}〉$, $\ensuremath{\xi}=x,y$, at zero temperature of the one-dimensional
S=21 isotropic
XY model ($h=\ensuremath{\gamma}=0$) and of the transverse Ising (TI) model at the critical magnetic field ($h=\ensuremath{\gamma}=1$). Both models are characterized by special cases of the Hamiltonian $H=\ensuremath{-}J\ensuremath{\Sigma}{l}^{}[(1+\ensuremath{\gamma}){S}_{l}^{x}{S}_{l+1}^{x}+(1\ensuremath{-}\ensuremath{\gamma}){S}_{l}^{y}{S}_{l+1}^{y}+h{S}_{1}^{z}]$. We have derived exact results on the long-time asymptotic expansions of the autocorrelation functions ${\ensuremath{\Xi}}_{0}(0)$ and on the singularities of their frequency-dependent Fourier transforms ${\ensuremath{\Phi}}_{0}^{\ensuremath{\xi}\ensuremath{\xi}}(\ensuremath{\omega})$. We have also determined the latter functions by high-precision numerical calculations. The functions ${\ensuremath{\Phi}}_{0}^{\ensuremath{\xi}\ensuremath{\xi}}(\ensuremath{\omega})$, $\ensuremath{\xi}=x,y$, have singularities at the infinite sequence of frequencies $\ensuremath{\omega}=m{\ensuremath{\omega}}_{0}$,
m=0,1,2,3,…, where ${\ensuremath{\omega}}_{0}=J$ for the
XY model and ${\ensuremath{\omega}}_{0}=2J$ for the TI model. In the TI case, the leading singularities in ${\ensuremath{\varphi}}_{0}^{\mathrm{xx}}(\ensuremath{\omega})$ are alternately one-sided and two-sided power-law singularities, the first two of which (at $\ensuremath{\omega}=0,2J$) are divergent. The dominant singularities in the
XY case are alternate one-sided power laws and two-sided power laws with logarithmic corrections, the first two of which (at $\ensuremath{\omega}=0,J$) are divergent. The singularities at higher frequencies in both models are finite and become increasingly weaker. We point out that the nonanalyticities at $\ensuremath{\omega}\ensuremath{\ne}0$ are intrinsic features of the discrete quantum chain and have therefore not been found in the context of a continuum analysis (Luttinger model). At least the most prominent features of our new results should be observable in low-temperature dynamical experiments on quasi-one-dimensional compounds such as the
XY-like substances
Cs2Co
Cl4 and Pr
Cl3 and the
S=21 Ising-like substance CsCo
Cl3${\mathrm{\ifmmode\cdot\else\textperiodcentered\fi{}}2\mathrm{H}}_{2}$O.
A zero-temperature real-space renormalization-group method is applied to the one-dimensional quantum spin-\textonehalf{} isotropic $X\ensuremath{-}Y$ model in a transverse field. A line of unstable fixed points is found and is attributed to the oscillatory behavior of the correlation functions. Magnetization components and critical indices are in good agreement with the exact results. The behavior of the
xx correlation function is studied near the critical field.
Based on the obtained exact results we systematically study the quench dynamics of a one-dimensional spin-1/2 transverse field Ising model with zero- and finite-temperature initial states. We focus on the magnetization of the system after a sudden change of the external field and a coherent time-evolution process. With a zero-temperature initial state, the quench magnetic susceptibility as a function of the initial field strength exhibits strongly similar scaling behaviors to those of the static magnetic susceptibility, and the quench magnetic susceptibility as a function of the final field strength shows a discontinuity at the quantum critical point. This discontinuity remains robust and always occurs at the quantum critical point even for the case of finite-temperature initial systems, which indicates a great advantage of employing quench dynamics to study quantum phase transitions.
The zero-field isothermal susceptibility of the one-dimensional Ising model with nearest-neighbor interactions and a finite number of spins is shown to have a relatively simple singularity as the temperature approaches zero, proportional only to the inverse temperature. This is in contrast to what is seen throughout the literature for the inifinite chain: an essential singularity that includes an exponential dependence on the inverse temperature. Assuming an arbitrary (but finite) number of spins and retaining terms that are usually considered ignorable in the thermodynamic limit, the analysis involves nothing beyond straightforward series expansions, starting either from the partition function for a closed chain in a magnetic field, obtained using the transfer-matrix approach; or from the expression for the zero-field susceptibility found via the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. In both cases, the exponential singularity is exactly removed. In addition, the susceptibility per spin is found to increase with the number of spins (except in the case of noninteracting spins), a result which is also at variance with what is normally reported for an infinite chain.