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Physical Review Research

Integrable spin-1 model with magnetic impurity

Jian Wang, Yusong Cao, Yi Qiao, Junpeng Cao, Wen‐Li Yang

Published May 28, 2021• 0 citations
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Abstract

We propose an integrable spin-1 chain with a magnetic impurity whose spin is 1/2.The integrability of the model is based on an operator solution of the associated reflection equation.Due to the existence of the impurity, the SU(3) symmetry of the bulk is broken.By using the nested algebraic Bethe ansatz, we obtain the exact solution of the system.The eigenvalues, eigenstates, and Bethe ansatz equations are given explicitly.The method provided in this paper can be generalized to other high-rank quantum integrable systems with magnetic impurities where the spins of the bulk and of impurities are different.

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10.1103/physrevresearch.3.023157

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