We introduce an approximation scheme where the Bethe ansatz is applied to non-integrable systems: the many-body S matrix is approximated by a product of two-body S matrices. We call this method Bethe-ansatz approximation (BAA). We apply the BAA to the S =1 antiferromagnetic bilinear-biquadratic quantum spin chain. The model contains a parameter β , the ratio of the biquadratic coupling to the bilinear coupling. Except for β=-∞ , ±1, the system is non-integrable. Varying β , we performed BAA calculation of the ground-state energy as a function of the total magnetization. Comparison with the numerical diagonalization shows a considerable efficiency of the BAA up to medium or more particle density.
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Kiwata et al. (1994) studied this question.