General Formula for the Green's Function Approach to the Spin-1/2 Antiferromagnetic Heisenberg Model

TL;DR

This paper develops a generalized Green's function method for quantum spin systems, enabling analysis across all temperatures and applicable to various models, including hypercubic lattices and frustrated J1-J2 systems.

Contribution

It introduces a versatile Green's function formulation for spin-1/2 antiferromagnetic models, extending applicability to diverse lattices and interactions with no restrictions on order.

Findings

Accurate estimation of transition temperature for cubic lattice.

No evidence of nematic correlations in the J1-J2 model.

Method can be extended to other interactions and higher spins.

Abstract

A wide range of analytical and numerical methods are available to study quantum spin systems. However, the complexity of spin correlations and interactions limits their applicability to specific temperature ranges. The analytical approach utilizing Green's function has proved advantageous, as it allows for formulation without restrictions on the presence of long-range order and facilitates estimation of the spin excitation spectrum and thermodynamic quantities across the entire temperature range. In this work, we present a generalized formulation of the Green's function method that can be applied to diverse spin systems. As specific applications, we consider the hypercubic lattice and the $J_1$-$J_2$ model. For the cubic lattice case, the Green's function approach provides a good estimation for the transition temperature. Regarding the $J_1$-$J_2$ model, we include nematic correlations in the analysis and find no signature of such correlations, though accurate numerical calculations are required in the presence of strong frustration. Although our focus is on the spin one-half antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model on an arbitrary lattice, the Green's function approach can be generalized to incorporate other interactions and higher spin values.