Abstract
Magnetization processes of the spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic model in two and three spatial dimensions are studied using a quantum Monte Carlo method based on stochastic series expansions. A recently developed operator-loop algorithm enables us to show clear evidence of a first-order phase transition in the presence of an external magnetic field. Phase diagrams of closely related systems, hard core bosons with nearest-neighbor repulsions, are also discussed, focusing on the possibilities of phase-separated and supersolid phases.
- Received 7 September 2001
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.65.092402
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