Magnetization patterns and wavefunctions in finite spin chains

The magnetization pattern along finite spin-1/2 chains is studied in great detail. For individual excited states we can identify the corresponding spinon wavefunctions, which characterize the strongly correlated state. For a finite applied staggered field we can calculate the detailed magnetization from the soliton wavefunction in the gapped phase. This in turn determines the distribution of magnetic moments in the ordered phase of spin chain compounds, which has recently been studied by muSR experiments.