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Title: Efficient Evaluation of Partition Functions of Inhomogeneous Many-Body Spin Systems

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters
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  1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik, Hans-Kopfermann-Strasse 1, Garching, D-85748 (Germany)

We present a numerical method to evaluate partition functions and associated correlation functions of inhomogeneous 2D classical spin systems and 1D quantum spin systems. The method is scalable and has a controlled error. We illustrate the algorithm by calculating the finite-temperature properties of bosonic particles in 1D optical lattices, as realized in current experiments.

OSTI ID:
20699270
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters, Vol. 95, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.95.057206; (c) 2005 The American Physical Society; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English