We show that infinite matrix product states (MPSs) constructed from conformal field theories can describe ground states of one-dimensional critical systems with open boundary conditions. To illustrate this, we consider a simple infinite MPS for a spin-1/2 chain and derive an inhomogeneous open Haldane-Shastry model. For the spin-1/2 open Haldane-Shastry model, we derive an exact expression for the two-point spin correlation function. We also provide an $\mathrm{SU}\left(n\right)$ generalization of the open Haldane-Shastry model and determine its twisted Yangian generators responsible for the highly degenerate multiplets in the energy spectrum.

• Received 5 May 2015
• Revised 12 July 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.041119