A review is given of our recent application of a systematic microscopic formulation of quantum many-body theory, namely the coupled-cluster method (CCM), to Hamiltonian
U(1) lattice gauge models in the pure gauge sector. It is emphasized that our CCM results represent a natural extension or resummation of the results from the strong-coupling perturbation theory.
Quantum spin-lattice systems in low dimensions exhibit a variety of interesting zero-temperature phases, some of which show non-classical (i.e., non-magnetic) long-range orders, such as dimer or trimer valence-bond order. These symmetry-breaking systems with localized valence bonds are referred to as valence-bond lattices (VBL) in this article. A review of our systematic microscopic formalism based on a proper set of composite operators for the ground and excited states of the VBL systems is given. The one-dimensional (1D) spin-
21 frustrated model is investigated in detail. Several possible VBL systems on the 1D spin-1 chains, the 2D square and {\it kagomé} lattices are also discussed. That our microscopic theory guarantees the rotational symmetry of the VBL systems is emphasized.
Abstract. Quantum spin-lattice systems in low dimensions exhibit a variety of interesting zero-temperature phases, some of which show non-classical (i.e., non-magnetic) long-range orders, such as dimer or trimer valence-bond order. These symmetry-breaking systems with localized valence bonds are referred to as valence-bond lattices (VBL) in this article. A review of our systematic microscopic formalism based on a proper set of composite operators for the ground and excited states of the VBL systems is given. The onedimensional (1D) spin-1 2 frustrated model is investigated in detail. Several possible VBL systems on the 1D spin-1 chains, the 2D square and kagomé lattices are also discussed. That our microscopic theory guarantees the rotational symmetry of the VBL systems is emphasized. 1.