Abstract
An effective spin operator of the Heisenberg type is used for studying the low-lying excitation spectrum of linear polyenes. A Jordan-Wigner transformation allows one to write the spin Hamiltonian in terms of fermion operators, and a single-fermion propagator is employed for calculating the excitation energies of the system. The correlated reference states for the propagator are expressed in terms of neutral valence-bond fermion configurations. Results are given for small linear polyenes with N sites. Some results for small rings are also given.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 4178-4185 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Physical Review B |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics