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Random Transverse Field Effects on Magnetic Noise in Spin Systems

Strongly Correlated Electrons 2025-07-17 v2

Abstract

Motivated by experimental developments in non-Kramers spin ice materials and the unclear role of disorder therein, we study the impact of random transverse fields on the dynamics of correlated magnetic systems. We model the effect of dilute, randomly placed transverse fields on quantities such as magnetic noise/susceptibility and the diffusivity of topological excitations. We consider a random ferromagnetic Ising chain (RTFIC) as well as three-dimensional spin ice. At low temperatures, both exhibit (sub-)diffusive defect dynamics, i.e., of domain walls and magnetic monopoles, respectively. Introducing sparse transverse fields leads to the emergence of an additional timescale on the order of the single-spin flip time. We develop a Lindbladian framework that combines Monte Carlo simulations and exact diagonalization which allows us to characterize the dynamics and develop an analytical understanding of the phenomenon. This framework can be benchmarked in detail for the RTFIC. Our findings provide insights into the magnetization dynamics of disordered non-Kramers oxides, such as oxygen-diluted Ho2_2Ti2_2O7_7, and offer a framework for interpreting experimental observations in these systems.

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@article{arxiv.2502.17033,
  title  = {Random Transverse Field Effects on Magnetic Noise in Spin Systems},
  author = {Yufei Pei and Claudio Castelnovo and Roderich Moessner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.17033},
  year   = {2025}
}

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17 pages, 10 figures

R2 v1 2026-06-28T21:55:18.730Z