TRICRITICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE FRUSTRATED XY ANTIFERROMAGNET

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作者
PLUMER, ML [1 ]
MAILHOT, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV SHERBROOKE,DEPT PHYS,SHERBROOKE J1K 2R1,PQ,CANADA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1994年 / 50卷 / 21期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.50.16113
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
摘要
Extensive histogram Monte Carlo simulations of the XY antiferromagnet on a stacked triangular lattice reveal exponent estimates that strongly favor a scenario of mean-field tricritical behavior for the spin-order transition. The corresponding chiral-order transition occurs at the same temperature but appears to be decoupled from the spin order. These results are relevant to a wide class of frustrated systems with planar-type order and serve to resolve a long-standing controversy regarding their criticality. © 1994 The American Physical Society.
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页码:16113 / 16116
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