The anisotropic Hamiltonian, $H=\ensuremath{-}\frac{1}{2}\ensuremath{\Sigma}({J}_{x}{{\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{l}}^{x}{{\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{l+1}}^{x}+{J}_{y}{{\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{l}}^{y}{{\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{l+1}}^{y}+{J}_{z}{{\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{l}}^{z}{{\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{l+1}}^{z})\ensuremath{-}m\mathcal{H}\ensuremath{\Sigma}{{\ensuremath{\sigma}}_{l}}^{z},$ of the linear spin array in the Heisenberg model of magnetism is examined. The eigenstate and the partition function for the case
Jz=0 are obtained exactly for a finite system and for an infinite system with the aid of annihilation and creation operators, and the free energy
F of the latter is given by $\ensuremath{-}\frac{F}{\mathrm{NkT}}=(\frac{1}{\ensuremath{\pi}})\ensuremath{\int}{0}^{\ensuremath{\pi}}\mathrm{ln}{2cosh{[{{K}_{x}}^{2}+{{K}_{y}}^{2}+2{K}_{x}{K}_{y}cos2\ensuremath{\omega}\ensuremath{-}2C({K}_{x}+{K}_{y})cos\ensuremath{\omega}+{C}^{2}]}^{\frac{1}{2}}}d\ensuremath{\omega},$ where
Kx=2kTJx,
Ky=2kTJy,
C=kTmH. The case
Jx=Jy=Jz=J is discussed with the aid of a high-temperature expansion and of analysis of small systems. Specific heats and susceptibilities in special cases: (i)
Jx=Jy=J,
Jz=0, (ii)
Jx=J,
Jy=Jz=0, (
iiif)
Jx=Jy=0,
Jz=J>0, (
iiia)
Jx=Jy=0,
Jz=J<0, (
ivf)
Jx=Jy=Jz=J>0, (
iva)
Jx=Jy=Jz=J<0 are compared and it is shown that (i), (
iiia), and (
iva) have the characteristic features of the observed parallel susceptibility of an antiferromagnetic substance, (ii) those of perpendicular susceptibility, and (
iiif) and (
ivf) those of paramagnetic susceptibility, even though they have no singularities. The distribution of the zeros of the partition function is also discussed.
The magnetic properties of the one-dimensional dilute Heisenberg system of spin [Formula: see text] are studied in terms of power series of concentration of magnetic atoms p. Any extensive quantity A is given by [Formula: see text]for ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic couplings. The An are obtained from the partition function of the finite open chain up to n = 11, and from extrapolation for [Formula: see text]. The former is calculated by using irreducible representation of permutation groups. The specific heats and the magnetizations of both the ferromagnetic system and the antiferromagnetic system are obtained and the p-dependences of those quantities are discussed.
The specific heat, the susceptibility, and the correlation function at zero field above the critical temperature of the random mixture (quenched site and bond problems) of the classical Heisenberg spins with nearest neighbor interaction were obtained exactly for the linear chain and for an infinite Bethe lattice (Bethe approximation of the two and three dimensional lattices) above the critical temperature. The results are simply expressed by the replacements of 2 cosh K → 4π (sinh K)/K and tanh K → L(K) (L(K) = Langevin function) for K = KAA, KAB, KBA, and KBB in the corresponding expressions of the random mixture of the Ising spins, and qualitative properties of both models are similar.
The susceptibilities of both the one-dimensional random Ising chain and the random Ising Bethe lattice composed of plural kinds of magnetic atoms of S = 1/2 and non-magnetic atoms are studied based on a new method, i.e., by using simultaneous linear equation of order n, where n is the number of kinds of magnetic atoms. The susceptibilities of the binary and ternary systems, which correspond to n = 1 and 2, respectively, are exactly obtained for both the one-dimensional chain and the Bethe lattice. The critical temperature of the random Bethe lattice is also obtained. It is shown that the critical temperature of the binary Bethe lattice is in agreement with that of the ordinary two- or three-dimensional lattice in the cluster variation method and that the critical temperature of the ternary Bethe lattice is independent of the signs of exchange integrals. It is also conjectured that the critical temperature of the ordinary ternary system does not depend on the signs of exchange integrals when two kinds of magnetic atoms are of the same type and the lattice structure is loose-packed. The problem of the random exchange integrals is also discussed.
The eigen-functions and eigen-values of finite three-dimensional Heisenberg models with anisotropy constant as a parameter (spin=1/2) were obtained exactly with the aid of group theoretical technique and by using a high speed computer. The calculated eigenvalues are identical with those obtained by Serber and Dresselhaus for the isotropic simple cubic 2×2×2 lattice. However, it was found that some terms in their full expressions were to be corrected. The zeros of the partition function of the above 2×2×2 lattice have been investigated as functions of the anisotropy parameter both in the complex temperature plane and in the complex magnetic field plane. Thermodynamic functions such as energy, specific heat, magnetization, and susceptibility have been numerically computed for these finite system.