Statistical Mechanics of the Finite Heisenberg Model. II

Abstract

The eigenfunctions of a two-dimensional finite 3×3 lattice of Heisenberg model (s=1⁄2) are obtained exactly with the aid of group theoretical technique and by using a computer. The eigenvalues of the anisotropic exchange Hamiltonian have been computed. The zeros of the partition function for the two-dimensional finite 3×3 lattice lie on the same unit circle in the complex magnetic field plane as those obtained in the three-dimensional finite 2×2×2 lattice. The zeros of the partition function obtained by coarse-graining of eigenvalues distribute on a line in the complex temperature plane. The thermodynamic quantities—specific heat, entropy, magnetization—has been numerically computed for ferro- and antiferromagnetic coupling. The critical index of the magnetization versus field is discussed on the basis of these numerical results.