Spontaneous Magnetization in the Finite XXZ Spin Chain with Boundaries
Fujii, Yasuhiro, Miki Wadati
The finite XXZ spin chain with boundaries is studied. We derive the transfer matrix from the q-difference equation discovered by Cherednik and construct its eigenstates by the vertex operator approach. We point out that the eigenstates with no magnetic fields have a symmetry called the turning symmetry. Making use of this symmetry we calculate the spontaneous magnetization in the thermodynamic limit, which is roughly twice as large as that in the half-infinite XXZ spin chain.
arXiv:hep-th/9807201•Jul 28, 1998•1 citation