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Canadian Journal of Physics

The renormalization group method for quantum mechanical systems. I. The s = 1/2 XY model on the square lattice

Donald D. Betts, Michael Plischke

Published Aug 1, 1976• 36 citations
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Abstract

The renormalization group method is reformulated for application to quantum mechanical many-particle systems situated on regular lattices in two or three-dimensional configuration space. The method is applied to the spin 1/2 XY model on the square lattice. The free energy curve is in excellent agreement with that obtained from high temperature series expansion. No critical temperature is found.

DOI
10.1139/p76-184

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