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Effective field theory of the zero-temperature triangular-lattice antiferromagnet: A Monte Carlo study

Year: 2000

Type: article

Abstract: Using a Monte Carlo coarse-graining technique introduced by Binder [Z. Phys. B 43, 119 (1981)], we have explicitly constructed the continuum field theory for the zero-temperature triangular Ising antiferromagnet. We verify the conjecture that this is a Gaussian theory of the height variable in the interface representation of the spin model. We also measure the height-height correlation function and deduce the stiffness constant. In addition, we investigate the nature of defect-defect interactions at finite temperatures, and find that the two-dimensional Coulomb gas scenario applies at low temperatures.

Source: Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics

DOI: 10.1103/physreve.61.6426

Authors: Hui Yin, Bulbul Chakraborty, Nicholas Gross

Institutions: Brandeis University, Boston University

Language: English

Topic: Theoretical and Computational Physics

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: U.S. Department of Energy

OpenAlex ID: W2019893300

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Cites: 19

Cited by: 3

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