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vectors, and only the size of the order parameter is subject to quantum
correct ions.
Studying close-packed structures revealed the exciting phenomenon
of fluctuation-induced order, or “order through disorder”. The essence
of this phenomenon is that in certain situations where the classical vec-
tor model does not order even at T = 0, quantum fluctuations select an
ordered ground state if we make the spin finite. Let us illustrate this
by putting our isotropic three-site model in an external magnetic field.
The energy
(6.160)
is minimum if
H
SA + sg + sc = -
2J
. (6.161)