Classical Kink Dynamics and Quantum Thermodynamics in Easy-Plane Magnetic Chains with an Applied Magnetic Field
Gary Matthew Wysin, Ph. D.
Cornell University, 1985
Front Matter: Abstract, Acknowledgements, Index
Chapter 1. Introduction (Nonlinearity, Kinks, Spins, Experiments)
Chapter 2. Single Kink Dynamics in an Easy-Plane Ferromagnet
Chapter 3. Easy-Plane Ferromagnet Kink-Antikink Scattering
Chapter 4. The Damped Driven Easy-Plane Ferromagnet
Chapter 5. Single Kink Dynamics in an Easy-Plane Antiferromagnet
Chapter 6. An Ansatz for Easy-Plane Antiferromagnetic Kinks
Chapter 7. Quantum Monte Carlo Formalism for Spin Chains
Chapter 8. Quantum Monte Carlo Applied to the Spin-1/2 Easy-Plane Ferromagnet CHAB
Chapter 9. Quantum Monte Carlo Applied to the Spin-1 Easy-Plane Ferromagnet CsNiF3
Chapter 10. Summary and Conclusions
Appendices A, B, C.
References