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Percolation properties of the 2D Heisenberg model

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2009-10-31 v2 Condensed Matter

Abstract

We analyze the percolation properties of certain clusters defined on configurations of the 2--dimensional Heisenberg model. We find that, given any direction \vec{n} in O(3) space, the spins almost perpendicular to \vec{n} form a percolating cluster. This result gives indications of how the model can avoid a previously conjectured Kosterlitz-Thouless phase transition at finite temperature T.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9905026,
  title  = {Percolation properties of the 2D Heisenberg model},
  author = {B. Alles and J. J. Alonso and C. Criado and M. Pepe},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9905026},
  year   = {2009}
}

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4 pages, 3 eps figures. Revised version (more clear abstract, some new references)