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Strong universality class in disordered systems

Statistical Mechanics 2026-05-18 v1

Abstract

Disordered systems are very rich laboratories for exploring complex systems. In particular, disordered magnetic systems have been extremely important in the last five decades for understanding a wide range of phenomena. In this work, we use the Edwards-Anderson Hamiltonian to obtain the thermodynamic properties of disordered magnetic systems. In this way, we conduct a systematic investigation of magnetization, correlation functions, order parameter, and fractal dimensions, in function of disorder. In this context, the autocorrelation function for order--parameter fluctuations, introduced by Fisher ( Journal of Mathematical Physics 5, 944322 (1964)), provides an important mathematical framework for understanding the second-order phase transition at equilibrium. However, his analysis is restricted to a Euclidean space of dimension dd, and an exponent η\eta is introduced to correct the spatial behavior of the correlation function at T=TcT=T_c. In recent work, Lima et al ( Phys. Rev. E 110, L062107 (2024)) demonstrated that at TcT_c a fractal analysis is necessary for a complete description of the correlation function. We use Monte Carlo simulations to validate analytical results and to show how disorder alters critical exponents , giving rise to different universality classes. On the other hand, there is a subgroup of critical exponents and fractal dimensions that are invariant with disorder. This subgroup heralds a strong universality class.

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@article{arxiv.2605.15441,
  title  = {Strong universality class in disordered systems},
  author = {Henrique A Lima and Kaue Hermann and Ismael S. S. Carrasco and Jairo R. L. de Almeida and Fernando A. Oliveira},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.15441},
  year   = {2026}
}

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8 pages, 8 figures