FINITE-TEMPERATURE 2-DIMENSIONAL WIGNER TRANSITION

被引:25
作者
CHUI, ST
ESFARJANI, K
机构
[1] Bartol Research Institute, University of Delaware, Newark
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1991年 / 44卷 / 20期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.44.11498
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T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
We discuss the finite-temperature properties of the Wigner transition in two dimensions with and without an external magnetic field. The phase boundary is calculated. Good agreement with experimental estimates at high magnetic fields is found. It is argued that the transition is first order at low temperatures, and then becomes continuous in the classical limit.
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页码:11498 / 11501
页数:4
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