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Frustrated Heisenberg Antiferromagnets between d=2 and d=3

Statistical Mechanics 2009-11-10 v2

Abstract

The antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model on a stacked triangular geometry with a finite number of layers is studied using Monte Carlo methods. A topological phase transition occurs at finite temperature for all film thicknesses. Our results indicate that topological excitations are important for a complete understanding of the critical properties of the model between two and three dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0311390,
  title  = {Frustrated Heisenberg Antiferromagnets between d=2 and d=3},
  author = {A. Peles and B. W. Southern},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0311390},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 6 figures