Abstract
The level-spacing distribution of a spin- chain is numerically studied under random magnetic field. We show explicitly how the level statistics depends on the lattice size L, the anisotropy parameter and the mean amplitude of the random magnetic field h. In the energy spectrum, quantum integrability competes with nonintegrability derived from the randomness, where the interaction is modified by the parameter When the level-spacing distribution mostly shows Wigner-like behavior, while when Poisson-like behavior appears although the system is nonintegrable due to randomness. Poisson-like behavior also appears for in the large h limit. Furthermore, the level-spacing distribution depends on the lattice size L, particularly when the random field is weak.
- Received 29 October 2003
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.69.132404
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