Glassy behavior in systems with Kac-type step-function interaction

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作者
Loh, KK
Kawasaki, K
Bishop, AR
Lookman, T
Saxena, A
Nussinov, Z
Schmalian, J
机构
[1] Los Alamos Natl Lab, Div Theoret, Los Alamos, NM 87545 USA
[2] Iowa State Univ, Dept Phys & Astron, Ames, IA 50011 USA
[3] Iowa State Univ, Ames Lab, Ames, IA 50011 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2004年 / 69卷 / 01期
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10.1103/PhysRevE.69.010501
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We study a system with a weak, long-ranged repulsive Kac-type step-function interaction within the framework of a replicated effective Phi(4) theory. The occurrence of extensive configurational entropy or an exponentially large number of metastable minima in the free energy (characteristic of a glassy state), is demonstrated. The underlying mechanism of mesoscopic patterning and defect organizations is discussed.
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