Monte Carlo study of O(3) antiferromagnetic models in three dimensions

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作者
Alonso, JL [1 ]
Tarancon, A [1 ]
Ballesteros, HG [1 ]
Fernandez, LA [1 ]
MartinMayor, V [1 ]
Sudupe, AM [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV COMPLUTENSE MADRID,FAC CIENCIAS FIS,DEPT FIS TEOR 1,E-28040 MADRID,SPAIN
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1996年 / 53卷 / 05期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.53.2537
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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We study three antiferromagnetic formulations of the O(3) spin model in three dimensions by means of Monte Carlo simulations: (1) a two parameter sigma model with nearest- and next-nearest neighbors couplings in a cubic lattice; (2) a face-centered-cubic lattice with nearest-neighbor interaction; (3) a cubic lattice with a set of fully frustrating couplings. We discuss in all cases the vacua properties and analyze the phase transitions. Using finite-size scaling analysis we conclude that all phase transitions found are of first order.
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页码:2537 / 2545
页数:9
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