EVIDENCE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF 2-LEVEL SYSTEMS IN THE HEISENBERG SPIN-GLASS

被引:7
作者
REED, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,DEPT THEORET PHYS,SCHUSTER LAB,MANCHESTER M13 9PL,LANCASHIRE,ENGLAND
来源
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS C-SOLID STATE PHYSICS | 1979年 / 12卷 / 22期
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D O I
10.1088/0022-3719/12/22/007
中图分类号
O469 [凝聚态物理学];
学科分类号
070205 ;
摘要
A computer investigation of the ground state of a Heisenberg spin glass has indicated the existence of localised clusters of spins which may exist in more than one equilibrium configuration. This indicates the presence of two-level systems. Estimates of the size of a cluster and the energy associated with change in orientation are given.
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页码:L859 / L862
页数:4
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