Spin dynamics simulations of excitations and critical dynamics in RbMnF_3
Abstract
Spin-dynamics simulations have been used to investigate the dynamic behavior of RbMnF_3, treating it as a classical Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a simple cubic lattice. Time-evolutions of spin configurations were determined numerically from coupled equations of motion for individual spins using a new algorithm which is based on Suzuki-Trotter decompositions of exponential operators. The dynamic structure factor was calculated from the space- and time-displaced spin-spin correlation function. The crossover from hydrodynamic to critical behavior of the dispersion curve and spin-wave half-width was studied as the temperature was increased towards the critical value. The dynamic critical exponent was estimated to be z=(1.43\pm 0.03), which is slightly lower than the dynamic scaling prediction, but in good agreement with a recent experimental value. Comparisons are made of both the dispersion curve and the lineshapes obtained from our simulations with very recent experimental results for RbMnF_3 are presented.
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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9912374,
title = {Spin dynamics simulations of excitations and critical dynamics in RbMnF_3},
author = {D. P. Landau and Shan-Ho Tsai and Alex Bunker},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9912374},
year = {2016}
}
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J. Phys. Soc. Japan (in press)