Semiclassical dynamics of spin density waves

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关键词: 2-DIMENSIONAL HUBBARD-MODEL;    METAL-INSULATOR-TRANSITION;    MEAN-FIELD THEORY;    MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS;    ELECTRONS;    ANTIFERROMAGNET;    RELAXATION;    SYSTEMS;    SURFACE;   

DOI  :  10.1103/PhysRevB.97.035120

来源: SCIE

【 摘 要 】

We present a theoretical framework for equilibrium and nonequilibrium dynamical simulation of quantum states with spin-density-wave (SDW) order. Within a semiclassical adiabatic approximation that retains electron degrees of freedom, we demonstrate that the SDW order parameter obeys a generalized Landau-Lifshitz equation. With the aid of an enhanced kernel polynomial method, our linear-scaling quantum Landau-Lifshitz dynamics (QLLD) method enables dynamical SDW simulations with N similar or equal to 10(5) lattice sites. Our real-space formulation can be used to compute dynamical responses, such as the dynamical structure factor, of complex and even inhomogeneous SDW configurations at zero or finite temperatures. Applying the QLLD to study the relaxation of a noncoplanar topological SDW under the excitation of a short pulse, we further demonstrate the crucial role of spatial correlations and fluctuations in the SDW dynamics.

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