Non-stoner continuum in the double exchange model

Exact diagonalization studies of the double exchange model indicate the exi stence of continuum states in the single-spin-flip channel that overlap the magnons at very low energies (approximate to 10(-2) eV) and extend to high energies (approximate to eV). This picture differs dramatically from the p revalent view, where there are the magnons, plus the Stoner continuum at th e high-energy scale, with nothing in between. The relevance of these new co ntinuum states to inelastic neutron scattering and optical properties is di scussed.