Phases of a Stack of Membranes at Large-d
Condensed Matter
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
The phase diagram of a stack of tensionless membranes with nonlinear curvature energy and vertical harmonic interaction is calculated exactly in a large number of dimensions of configuration space. At low temperatures, the system forms a lamellar phase with spontaneously broken translational symmetry in the vertical direction. At a critical temperature, the stack disorders vertically in a melting-like transition. The critical temperature is determined as a function of the interlayer separation l.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0005084,
title = {Phases of a Stack of Membranes at Large-d},
author = {M. E. S. Borelli and H. Kleinert},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0005084},
year = {2007}
}