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Anisotropic XY antiferromagnets in a field

Statistical Mechanics 2017-04-07 v1

Abstract

Classical anisotropic XY antiferromagnets in a field on square and simple cubic lattices are studied using mainly Monte Carlo simulations. While in two dimensions the ordered antiferromagnetic and spin--flop phases are observed to be separated by a narrow disordered phase, a line of direct transitions of first order between the two phases and a bicritical point are found in three dimensions. Results are compared to previous findings.

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@article{arxiv.1609.03365,
  title  = {Anisotropic XY antiferromagnets in a field},
  author = {W. Selke and S. Wessel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1609.03365},
  year   = {2017}
}

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6 pages, 7 figures

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