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We discuss how quantum dimer models may be used to provide “proofs of principle” for the existence of exotic magnetic phases in quantum spin systems. The material presented here is an overview of some of the results of Refs. [8] and [9].
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Raman, K.S., Fradkin, E., Moessner, R., Papanikolaou, S., Sondhi, S.L. (2008). Quantum Dimer Models and Exotic Orders. In: Barbara, B., Imry, Y., Sawatzky, G., Stamp, P.C.E. (eds) Quantum Magnetism. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8512-3_10
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