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Topic: Science > Physics
User: "Yaroslav Bulatov"
Date: 02 Jan 2008 07:09:47 PM
Object: Question about Hamiltonian notation
I'm looking at "Exact eigenvalues of the Ising Hamiltonian in one-,
two- and three-dimensions in the absence of
a magnetic field" paper by Dixon et al (http://yaroslavvb.com/papers/
dixon-exact.pdf)
They define Hamiltonian for 0 magnetic field as
H=-J Sum_{i,j} S_i S_j, where sum is taken over all the edges in the
model, and S_i indicates spin at position i (I'm assuming it takes
values 1 and -1)
Then they talk about "spectrum of the Hamiltonian". When Hamiltonian
is defined in this way, what is the meaning of the spectrum? (ie, does
it have physical interpretation?)
.

User: "Jim Black"

Title: Re: Question about Hamiltonian notation 05 Jan 2008 12:48:46 PM
On Wed, 2 Jan 2008 17:09:47 -0800 (PST), Yaroslav Bulatov wrote:

I'm looking at "Exact eigenvalues of the Ising Hamiltonian in one-,
two- and three-dimensions in the absence of
a magnetic field" paper by Dixon et al (http://yaroslavvb.com/papers/
dixon-exact.pdf)

They define Hamiltonian for 0 magnetic field as
H=-J Sum_{i,j} S_i S_j, where sum is taken over all the edges in the
model, and S_i indicates spin at position i (I'm assuming it takes
values 1 and -1)

Then they talk about "spectrum of the Hamiltonian". When Hamiltonian
is defined in this way, what is the meaning of the spectrum? (ie, does
it have physical interpretation?)

In general, the spectrum (i.e., the set of eigenvalues) of the Hamiltonian
is the set of possible energies of the system in question. If you haven't
studied quantum mechanics, you'll need to do so before a paper using it
will make any sense.
--
Jim E. Black (domain in headers)
How to filter out stupid arguments in 40tude Dialog:
!markread,ignore From "Name" +"<email address>"
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