Laughlin Spin-Liquid States on Lattices Obtained from Conformal Field Theory
Abstract
We propose a set of spin system wave functions that is very similar to lattice versions of the Laughlin states. The wave functions are conformal blocks of conformal field theories and for a filling factor of ν=1/2 we provide a parent Hamiltonian, which is valid for any even number of spins and is at the same time a 2D generalization of the Haldane-Shastry model. We also demonstrate that the Kalmeyer-Laughlin state is reproduced as a particular case of this model. Finally, we discuss various properties of the spin states and point out several analogies to known results for the Laughlin states.
- Publication:
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Physical Review Letters
- Pub Date:
- June 2012
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.257206
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1201.3096
- Bibcode:
- 2012PhRvL.108y7206N
- Keywords:
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- 75.10.Jm;
- 11.25.Hf;
- 73.43.-f;
- Quantized spin models;
- Conformal field theory algebraic structures;
- Quantum Hall effects;
- Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons;
- Quantum Physics
- E-Print:
- 5+6 pages, 4 figures