Heisenberg group by 90°. The other reflections are "xyx" and "yxy", and rotation by 180° is "xyxy" (="yxyx"). The Lie algebra formula_16 of the Heisenberg group formula_1 (over the real numbers) is the space of formula_18 matrices of the form with formula_20. The following three elements form a basis for formula_16: The basis elements satisfy the commutation relations: The name "Heisenberg group" is motivated by the preceding relations, which have the same form as the canonical commutation relations in quantum mechanics: where formula_25 is the position operator, formula_26 is the momentum operator, and formula_27 is Planck's constant. The Heisenberg group formula_1 has
Heisenberg model (quantum) Assuming that there's only one critical point, we can conclude that the phase transition happens at formula_22. It is common to name the model depending on the values of formula_23, formula_24 and formula_6: if formula_26, the model is called the Heisenberg XYZ model; in the case of formula_27, it is the Heisenberg XXZ model; if formula_28, it is the Heisenberg XXX model. The spin 1/2 Heisenberg model in one dimension may be solved exactly using the Bethe ansatz. In the algebraic formulation, these are related to particular Quantum affine algebras and Elliptic Quantum Group in the XXZ and XYZ cases