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Finite-size calculations of spin-lattice relaxation rates in Heisenberg spin-ladders

Martin P. Gelfand, Mohan Mahadevan

cond-mat.str-elarXiv:cond-mat/0002142

Abstract

Calculations of nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rates are carried out by means of exact diagonalization on small (2 x 6) antiferromagnetic Heisenberg ladders, using the simplest forms permitted by symmetry for the hyperfine couplings for the three nuclear sites in Cu2O3 ladders. Several values of the rung/chain exchange ratio have been considered. Comparisons with experimental results, field theoretic calculations, and the Gaussian approximation highlight some open problems.

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