MONTE-CARLO STUDY OF 2-STEP DEFECT MELTING

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JANKE, W
KLEINERT, H
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[1] Institut für Theorie der Elementarteilchen, Freie Universität Berlin, 1000 Berlin 33
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10.1103/PhysRevB.41.6848
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T [工业技术];
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We present a detailed Monte Carlo study of the recently proposed model of defect melting in two dimensions exhibiting a crossover from a single first-order melting transition to two successive transitions of the Kosterlitz-Thouless type. The distinguishing parameter of this model is the length scale l of rotational stiffness. © 1990 The American Physical Society.
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