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INTERFACE ENTROPY AND PHASE TRANSITION IN FRUSTRATED ISING SYSTEMS.

  • B. Derrida*
  • , J. M. Maillard
  • , J. Vannimenus
  • , S. Kirkpatrick
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

It is pointed out that the vanishing of the interface energy at T equals 0 is compatible with the existence of a phase transition at finite temperature in Ising systems. In frustrated systems an interface may cost entropy. This effect may be sufficient to produce a non-zero transition temperature. An explicit example of this behavior is given on a periodic model. Some possible consequences for 2-D Ising spin-glasses are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)465-468
Number of pages4
JournalJournal de Physique (Paris), Lettres
Volume39
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 1978

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