arXiv:cond-mat/9901183 · Physical review. B, Condensed matter
Extended coupled-cluster treatment of correlations in quantum magnets
J. Rosenfeld, N.E. Ligterink, R. F. Bishop
Abstract
The spin-half $\mathrm{XXZ}$ model on the linear chain and the square lattice are examined with the extended coupled-cluster method (ECCM) of quantum many-body theory. We are able to describe both the Ising-Heisenberg phase and the $\mathrm{XY}$-Heisenberg phase, starting from known wave functions in the Ising limit and at the phase transition point between the $\mathrm{XY}$-Heisenberg and ferromagnetic phases, respectively, and by systematically incorporating correlations on top of them. The ECCM yields good numerical results via a diagrammatic approach, which makes the numerical implementation of higher-order truncation schemes feasible. In particular, the best nonextrapolated coupled-cluster result for the sublattice magnetization is obtained, which indicates the employment of an improved wave function. Furthermore, the ECCM finds the expected qualitatively different behaviors of the linear-chain and square-lattice cases.