I What is the role of the D term in the Spin-1 XY model's Hamiltonian?

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The D term in the Spin-1 XY model's Hamiltonian represents single-site anisotropy, introducing differences in energy levels among spins. It plays a crucial role in analyzing the effects of anisotropy on quantum many-body scar states and can alter the energy spectrum shape. This term is significant for studying phase transitions and the ground state properties of the system. Additionally, it impacts entanglement characteristics, such as entanglement entropy and spectrum. Understanding the D term is essential for exploring the broader implications of anisotropy in quantum systems.
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I am reading a paper about quantum many-body scar based on the spin-1 XY model. I noticed that he write down the Hamiltonian as follows
$$
H=J \sum_{\langle i j\rangle}\left(S_{i}^{x} S_{j}^{x}+S_{i}^{y} S_{j}^{y}\right)+h \sum_{i} S_{i}^{z}+D \sum_{i}\left(S_{i}^{z}\right)^{2}
$$
which is a little bit different from what I've learned as
$$
H=J \sum_{\langle i j\rangle}\left(\left(1+\gamma_i\right)S_{i}^{x} S_{j}^{x}+\left(1-\gamma_i\right)S_{i}^{y} S_{j}^{y}\right)+h \sum_{i} S_{i}^{z}
$$
I think the ##\gamma## is a parameter characterizing the degree of anisotropy in the XY plane, so ##\gamma = 0## when we assume that the energy gap of the system is always closed. Besides, ##h## is a parameter characterizing the degree of the external field.
How about D, what does it represent? Why should we consider the term of the square of ##S^z_i##(identity matrix)?🤔 Please help me out~Thanks a lot!
 

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The D term is known as a single-site anisotropy, and it is used to introduce an anisotropy in the system. In other words, it introduces a difference between the energy levels of the spin in the system. This term is important to study the effect of anisotropy on quantum many-body scar states.In addition, the D term allows you to change the shape of the energy spectrum for the system. This can be used to study the effect of different types of anisotropies on the system. For example, it can be used to study the effect of anisotropies on the phase transition of the system. Finally, the D term is also important to study the effect of single-site anisotropies on the ground state properties of the system. This can be used to study the effect of anisotropies on the entanglement properties of the system, such as entanglement entropy and entanglement spectrum.
 
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