Phase Transitions of Frustrated XY spins in Two Dimensions
Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The row model is used to study the commensurate-incommensurate (C-IC) an isotropic (FFTXY) transitions of the frustrated 2D XY model on the triangular lattice. New relevant variables clarify the physics of these transitions: phase and chiral variables are coupled so that spin waves generate long range polar interactions. The resulting dielectric constan diverges at the transition. A single transition occurs for the FFTXY model; in the C-IC regime the Lifshitz point is at T=0 and the C phase i a Smectic-A like phase which disorders via a 2D nematic-smectic-A transition.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9410016,
title = {Phase Transitions of Frustrated XY spins in Two Dimensions},
author = {M. Benakli and M. Gabay and W. M. Saslow},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9410016},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
11 pages, Plain TeX, LA2-UPS-94/2921