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Random field and random anisotropy O(N) spin systems with a free surface

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2012-09-06 v1

Abstract

We study the surface scaling behavior of a semi-infinite dd-dimensional O(N) spin system in the presence of quenched random field and random anisotropy disorders. It is known that above the lower critical dimension dlc=4d_{\mathrm{lc}}=4 the infinite models undergo a paramagnetic-ferromagnetic transition for N>NcN>N_c (Nc=2.835N_c=2.835 for random field and Nc=9.441N_c=9.441 for random anisotropy). For N<NcN<N_c and d<dlcd<d_{\mathrm{lc}} there exists a quasi-long-range ordered phase with zero order parameter and a power-law decay of spin correlations. Using functional renormalization group we derive the surface scaling laws which describe the ordinary surface transition for d>dlcd>d_{\mathrm{lc}} and the long-range behavior of spin correlations near the surface in the quasi-long-range ordered phase for d<dlcd<d_{\mathrm{lc}}. The corresponding surface exponents are calculated to one-loop order. The obtained results can be applied to the surface scaling of periodic elastic systems in disordered media and amorphous magnets.

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@article{arxiv.1205.1338,
  title  = {Random field and random anisotropy O(N) spin systems with a free surface},
  author = {Andrei A. Fedorenko},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1205.1338},
  year   = {2012}
}

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11 pages, 5 figures, revtex4

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