We consider a one-dimensional Ising model (chain) with the the nearest-neighbor interaction and with a random nonmagnetic dilution. We find the exact free energy of such a chain as a function of the impurity concentration, temperature, and the external magnetic field. In the case of antiferromagnetic interaction in the chain, we find the specific magnetization, the mean value of the product of neighboring spins, and the entropy as functions of these parameters. We study the residual system entropy.
Consider a closed, linear chain of
N localized spins (each
s=21) with nearest-neighbor Ising interaction. Such a chain, exposed to a uniform external magnetic field, will be called the pure host. Replace a single spin in the pure host by an impurity spin which is also subjected to nearest-neighbor Ising interaction and to the external field. The magnitude of the impurity spin, the magnitude of its magnetic moment, and the magnitude and sign of its interaction with the host are allowed to differ from the corresponding values characterizing the host. For the bulk system ($N\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\infty}$, for constant linear density of spins), the thermodynamic properties, such as the impurity magnetization, the (position-dependent) magnetization of the impurity-host system and the impurity-host spin correlation functions, are obtained exactly in terms of conventional, tabulated functions. Numerical results are presented for impurity spins of magnitude
S=23,25.
The nearest-neighbor random-exchange Heisenberg antiferromagnetic Heisenberg chain (
s=21) is studied at low temperatures via an approximate renormalization-group method. This entails renormalization of the random-exchange coupling constant
J and of the probability law for
J.
P0(J). After
n iterations we find that the renormalized probability function
Pn(J(n)), a function of the renormalized coupling
J(n), develops singular behavior for small
J(n), independent of the initial form of
P0(J). This happens both for
P0(J) that diverge or go to zero as $J\ensuremath{\rightarrow}0$. The singular form of
Pn(J(n)) is such that it leads to a specific heat and susceptibility that behave like $C\ensuremath{\sim}{T}^{1\ensuremath{-}{\ensuremath{\alpha}}_{C}(T)}$ and $\ensuremath{\chi}\ensuremath{\sim}{T}^{\ensuremath{-}{\ensuremath{\alpha}}_{\ensuremath{\chi}}(T)}$. ${\ensuremath{\alpha}}_{C}(T)$ and ${\ensuremath{\alpha}}_{\ensuremath{\chi}}(T)$ are exponents weakly dependent on temperature (
T) that go to one as $T\ensuremath{\rightarrow}0$ and satisfy ${\ensuremath{\alpha}}_{\ensuremath{\chi}}(T)>{\ensuremath{\alpha}}_{C}(T)$, for arbitrary initial probability laws. The classical
n-vector models, and in particular the classical Heisenberg model are also studied using a renormalization-group approach and it is found that their behavior is different than that of the quantum model: singular behavior in the thermodynamic properties is only obtained if the starting
P0(J) is singular. An explanation of these results in terms of the scaling theory of localization is suggested. The relevance of our results to the experimental findings on the magnetic properties of tetracyanoquinodimethanide complexes is also discussed.
We obtain the exact ground state energy of the quasi-one dimensional restricted
±J Ising spin glass in a uniform magnetic field using the transfer matrix method. Magnetic field dependence allows us to derive the magnetization as a function of concentration and magnetic field. It turns out that, in the limit of zero field, the magnetization tends to a nonzero value with a singular dependence on the magnetic field. We derive the explicit form of the singularity in thermodynamic quantities such as energy
E≃E0+m0h+E1e−h0/h, which is an essential singularity known as Griffiths singularity. We confirm our analytical results using the numerical approach based on iterative equations for energy.
We obtain the exact ground-state energy of the quasi-one-dimensional restricted ±J Ising spin glass in a uniform magnetic field using the transfer matrix method. Magnetic field dependence allows us to derive the magnetization as a function of concentration and magnetic field. It turns out that, in the limit of zero field, the magnetization tends to a nonzero value with a singular dependence on the magnetic field. We derive the explicit form of the singularity in thermodynamic quantities such as energy E≃E_{0}+m_{0}h+E_{1}e^{-h_{0}/h}, which is an essential singularity known as Griffiths singularity. We confirm our analytical results using the numerical approach based on iterative equations for energy.