Next-nearest-neighbour ferromagnetic magnon dispersion
= Next-nearest-neighbour ferromagnetic magnon dispersion
{title2=$E_k=4S[J_1\sin^2(k/2)+J_2\sin^2k]$}
Positive nearest- and next-nearest-neighbour exchanges give one-magnon energy $2S[J_1(1-\cos k)+J_2(1-\cos2k)]$. At small momentum this is $S(J_1+4J_2)k^2$. The quadratic-boson result describes the harmonic many-magnon spectrum; higher-order spin-wave interactions remain in the full Hamiltonian.