Realization of a Spin liquid in a Two Dimensional Quantum Antiferromagnet

Abstract

The ground state properties of the two dimensional spatially anisotropic Heisenberg model are investigated by use of field theory mappings, spin-wave expansion and Lanczos technique. Evidence for a disorder transition induced by anisotropy at about $J_y/J_x < 0.1$ is shown. We argue that the disordered phase is gapless and its long wavelength properties can be interpreted in terms of decoupled one dimensional chains.