Antiferromagnetic Linear Chain

Abstract

Orbach's integral equation which leads to the value of the ground-state energy of an anisotropic antiferromagnetic linear chain of spins, $S=\frac{1}{2}$, has been solved. The result is then expanded in powers of the anisotropy parameter. In this form it corresponds to the result of a perturbation calculation, the transverse part of the Hamiltonian being the perturbation. The rapid convergence of the energy series even for the isotropic case and the adequate convergence of that for the short range order, suggests that the result given by perturbation theory for the sublattice magnetization may also be satisfactory.