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Hauptverfasser: Wei, C., Curnoe, S. H.
Format: Preprint
Veröffentlicht: 2022
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Online-Zugang:https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.06937
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  • We find exact solutions to the Hamiltonian of a 16-site spin-1/2 pyrochlore crystal with nearest neighbour exchange interactions. The methods of group theory (symmetry) are used to completely block-diagonalize the Hamiltonian, yielding precise details about symmetry of the eigenstates, in particular those components which are {\em spin ice} states, in order to evaluate the spin ice density at finite temperature. At low enough temperatures, a `perturbed' spin ice phase is clearly outlined within the four parameter space of the general model of exchange interactions. The quantum spin ice phase is expected to exist outside these boundaries.