Abstract
The numerical quantum transfer-matrix method has been applied to the s=1 easy-plane ferromagnetic chain system . A detailed analysis of experimental data on the static properties reveals that the generally accepted spin Hamiltonian for this compound gives an accurate description of the individual chains for J/=25 K and D/=7.7 K. At temperatures up to several degrees Kelvin above the three-dimensional ordering temperature, deviations between theory and experiment are found that are attributed to the coupling between the chains. A comparison of the quantum-transfer-matrix-method results with various analytical results supports the description of solitary excitations in by the classical sine-Gordon model, extended to include spin fluctuations out of the easy plane and quantum effects.
- Received 7 March 1991
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.44.11773
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