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== Generalized Bloch condition ==
== Generalized Bloch condition ==
Spin spirals may be conveniently modeled using a generalized Bloch condition:
Spin spirals may be conveniently modeled using a generalized Bloch condition:
:<math>
\left[ \begin{array}{c} \Psi^{\uparrow}_{\bf k}(\bf r) \\
\Psi^{\downarrow}_{\bf k}(\bf r) \end{array} \right] = \left(
\begin{array}{cc}
e^{-i\bf q \cdot \bf R / 2} & 0\\
0 & e^{+i\bf q \cdot \bf R / 2} \end{array}\right) \left[
\begin{array}{c} \Psi^{\uparrow}_{\bf k}(\bf r-R) \\
\Psi^{\downarrow}_{\bf k}(\bf r-R) \end{array} \right]
</math>

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Generalized Bloch condition

Spin spirals may be conveniently modeled using a generalized Bloch condition: