Dynamic Correlations of Frustrated Quantum Spins from High-Temperature Expansion

For quantum spin systems in equilibrium, the dynamic structure factor (DSF) is among the most feature-packed experimental observables. However, from a theory perspective it is often hard to simulate in an unbiased and accurate way, especially for frustrated and high-dimensional models at intermediate temperature. To address this challenge, we compute the DSF from a dynamic extension of the high-temperature expansion to frequency moments. We focus on nearest-neighbor Heisenberg models with spin lengths S=1/2 and 1. We provide comprehensive benchmarks and consider a variety of frustrated two- and three-dimensional antiferromagnets as applications. In particular we shed new light on the anomalous intermediate temperature regime of the S=1/2 triangular lattice model and reproduce the DSF measured recently for the S=1 pyrochlore material NaCaNi_{2}F_{7}. An open-source numerical implementation for arbitrary lattice geometries is also provided.

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Physical Review Letters
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2026-01-07
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https://doi.org/10.1103/jtjk-x2lw
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Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
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Dynamic Correlations of Frustrated Quantum Spins from High-Temperature Expansion

Björn Sbierski, Benedikt Schneider, Ruben Burkard
Physical Review Letters
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
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Dynamic Correlations of Frustrated Quantum Spins from High-Temperature Expansion

Björn Sbierski, Benedikt Schneider, Ruben Burkard
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Abstract

For quantum spin systems in equilibrium, the dynamic structure factor (DSF) is among the most feature-packed experimental observables. However, from a theory perspective it is often hard to simulate in an unbiased and accurate way, especially for frustrated and high-dimensional models at intermediate temperature. To address this challenge, we compute the DSF from a dynamic extension of the high-temperature expansion to frequency moments. We focus on nearest-neighbor Heisenberg models with spin lengths S=1/2 and 1. We provide comprehensive benchmarks and consider a variety of frustrated two- and three-dimensional antiferromagnets as applications. In particular we shed new light on the anomalous intermediate temperature regime of the S=1/2 triangular lattice model and reproduce the DSF measured recently for the S=1 pyrochlore material NaCaNi_{2}F_{7}. An open-source numerical implementation for arbitrary lattice geometries is also provided.

Physical Review LettersVol. 136(5)
Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology (DE), University of Tübingen (DE), Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Gauss Centre for Supercomputing
Openalex Percentile: Top 99%
Advanced Condensed Matter Physics
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