RENORMALIZATION GROUP, HIDDEN SYMMETRIES AND APPROXIMATE WARD IDENTITIES IN THE XYZ MODEL

Abstract

Using renormalization group methods, we study the Heisenberg–Ising XYZ chain in an external magnetic field directed as the z axis, in the case of small coupling J3 in the z direction. In particular, we focus our attention on the asymptotic behaviour of the spin correlation function in the direction of the magnetic field and the singularities of its Fourier transform. An expansion for the ground state energy and the effective potential is derived, which is convergent if the running coupling constants are small enough. Moreover, by using hidden symmetries of the model, we show that this condition is indeed verified, if J3 is small enough, and we derive an expansion for the spin correlation function. We also prove, by means of an approximate Ward identity, that a critical index, related with the asymptotic behaviour of the correlation function, is exactly vanishing, together with other properties, so obtaining a rather detailed description of the XYZ correlation function.