arXiv · 1310.6305
Boundary energy of the open XXX chain with a non-diagonal boundary term
Abstract
We analyze the ground state of the open spin-1/2 isotropic quantum spin chain with a non-diagonal boundary term using a recently proposed Bethe ansatz solution. As the coefficient of the non-diagonal boundary term tends to zero, the Bethe roots split evenly into two sets: those that remain finite, and those that become infinite. We argue that the former satisfy conventional Bethe equations, while the latter satisfy a generalization of the Richardson-Gaudin equations. We derive an expression for the leading correction to the boundary energy in terms of the boundary parameters.
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Rafael I. Nepomechie, Chunguang Wang. 2014-01-07. Boundary energy of the open XXX chain with a non-diagonal boundary term. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113%2F47%2F3%2F032001
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