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Diversity of quantum ground states and quantum phase transitions of a spin- <mml:math xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mml:mfrac><mml:mn>1</mml:mn><mml:mn>2</mml:mn></mml:mfrac></mml:math> Heisenberg octahedral chain
The spin-$\frac{1}{2}$ Heisenberg octahedral chain with regularly alternating monomeric and square-plaquette sites is investigated using various analytical and numerical methods: variational technique, localized-magnon approach, exact diagonalization (ED), and density-matrix renormalization group (DMRG) methods. The model belongs to the class of flatband systems and it has a rich ground-state phase diagram …