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Finite-Size Effects in Disordered $\lambda\phi^{4}$ Model

Statistical Mechanics 2016-12-21 v2

Abstract

We discuss finite-size effects in one disordered λϕ4{\lambda}{\phi}^{4} model defined in a dd-dimensional Euclidean space. We consider that the scalar field satisfies periodic boundary conditions in one dimension and it is coupled with a quenched random field. In order to obtain the average value of the free energy of the system we use the replica method. We first discuss finite-size effects in the one-loop approximation in d=3d=3 and d=4d=4. We show that in both cases there is a critical length where the system develop a second-order phase transition, when the system presents long-range correlations with power-law decay. Next, we improve the above result studying the gap equation for the size- dependent squared mass, using the composite field operator method. We obtain again, that the system present a second order phase transition with long-range correlation with power-law decay.

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@article{arxiv.1510.02038,
  title  = {Finite-Size Effects in Disordered $\lambda\phi^{4}$ Model},
  author = {R. Acosta Diaz and N. F. Svaiter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.02038},
  year   = {2016}
}

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19 pages, 4 figures

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