Line of continuous phase transitions in a three dimensional U(1) model with 1/r^2 current-current interactions
Statistical Mechanics
2015-06-04 v1
Abstract
We study a lattice model of interacting loops in three dimensions with a interaction. Using Monte Carlo, we find that the phase diagram contains a line of second-order phase transitions between a phase where the loops are gapped and a phase where they proliferate. The correlation length exponent and critical conductivity vary continuously along this line. Our model is exactly self-dual at a special point on the critical line, which allows us to calculate the critical conductivity exactly at this point.
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@article{arxiv.1202.0838,
title = {Line of continuous phase transitions in a three dimensional U(1) model with 1/r^2 current-current interactions},
author = {Scott D. Geraedts and Olexei I. Motrunich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1202.0838},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
6 pages, 6 figures