On the relationship between sigma models and spin chains
Controzzi, D. · Hawkins, E.
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We consider the two-dimensional O(3) non-linear sigma model with topological term using a lattice regularization introduced by Shankar and Read [Nucl.Phys. B336 (1990), 457], that is suitable for studying the strong coupling regime. When this lattice model is quantized, the coefficient θ of the topological term is quantized as θ=2πs, with s integer or half-integer. We study in detail the relationship between the low energy behaviour of this theory and the one-dimensional spin-s Heisenberg model. We generalize the analysis to sigma models with other symmetries.
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