Intermediate spin and certain small magnets
S E Barnes; S E Barnes; Department of Physics, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida 33124, USA
Журнал:
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter
Дата:
1998-09-28
Аннотация:
An isolated spin S can have only whole or half-integer values. It is shown that under certain circumstances a system composed of such spins can have low-lying excitations which correspond to a different value of the spin which is intermediate between these standard possibilities. A general demonstration valid in any dimension is given followed by a detailed examination of the simplest, zero-dimensional example, namely a small easy plane ferromagnet. Some experimental implications are worked out.
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