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arXiv:cond-mat/0507148 · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Letters

Leading corrections to finite-size scaling for mixed-spin chains

R. Bischof, P. R. Crompton

Published Feb 1, 2007• 0 citations
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Abstract

The leading corrections to finite-size scaling relations for the correlation length and twist order parameter of three mixed-spin quantum spin chains for the critical feature that develops at ϑ = π, corresponding to a change in the topological realization of the ground states, are identified.
DOI
10.1134/s0021364006230093

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