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Hysteresis Loop Critical Exponents in 6-Epsilon Dimensions

Condensed Matter 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

The hysteresis loop in the zero-temperature random-field Ising model exhibits a critical point as the width of the disorder increases. Above six dimensions, the critical exponents of this transition, where the "infinite avalanche" first disappears, are described by mean-field theory. We expand the critical exponents about mean-field theory, in 6-epsilon dimensions, to first order in epsilon. Despite epsilon=3, the values obtained agree reasonably well with the numerical values in three dimensions.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9310038,
  title  = {Hysteresis Loop Critical Exponents in 6-Epsilon Dimensions},
  author = {Karin Dahmen and James P. Sethna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9310038},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages + 2 figures appended, RevTex 3.0, kdjps10/93

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