Abstract
Using continuous unitary transformations (CUTs) we calculate the one-triplet gap for the antiferromagnetic two-leg spin ladder with additional four-spin exchange interactions in a high order series expansion about the limit of isolated rungs. By applying an efficient extrapolation technique we calculate the transition line between the rung-singlet phase and a spontaneously dimerized phase with dimers on the legs. Using this extrapolation technique we are able to analyze the crossover from strong rung coupling to weakly coupled chains.
- Received 20 November 2002
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.67.184413
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