FIELD-INDUCED KOSTERLITZ-THOULESS TRANSITION IN THE ZERO-TEMPERATURE TRIANGULAR ISING ANTIFERROMAGNET

被引:24
作者
BLOTE, HWJ
NIGHTINGALE, MP
WU, XN
HOOGLAND, A
机构
[1] UNIV RHODE ISL, DEPT PHYS, KINGSTON, RI 02881 USA
[2] ROCKEFELLER UNIV, NEW YORK, NY 10021 USA
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 43卷 / 10期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevB.43.8751
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We investigate the zero-temperature triangular Ising antiferromagnet in a magnetic field by means of transfer matrix and Monte Carlo methods. The finite-size results are compared with predictions obtained from a mapping to the Gaussian model. The results confirm the presence of a field-induced Kosterlitz-Thouless transition to a state with long-range order.
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页码:8751 / 8754
页数:4
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