Bethe ansatz for two-deviation states in quantum spin chains of arbitrary S with anisotropic Heisenberg exchange

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Abstract
The Bethe ansatz is used to calculate the eigenstates of Heisenberg spin chains of arbitrary S with two deviations from the completely aligned state. The states are analysed into bound (class A/B) and 'free' (class C). States with a high probability of having two deviations on the same site are found to be class C. The authors also obtain asymptotic expressions for the magnetisation and the autocorrelation function in the spin-flop phase as the field approaches the spin-flop critical field.