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arXiv:0902.4049 · Physical Review B

Finite-size scaling critical behavior of randomly pinned spin-density waves

Ronald Fisch

Published Jun 24, 2009• 8 citations
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Abstract

We have performed Monte Carlo studies of the three-dimensional $XY$ model with random uniaxial anisotropy, which is a model for randomly pinned spin-density waves. We study $L\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}L\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}L$ simple cubic lattices using $L$ values in the range 16--64, and with random anisotropy strengths of $D/2J=1$, 2, 3, 6, and $\ensuremath{\infty}$. There is a well-defined finite-temperature critical point, ${T}_{c}$, for each of these values of $D/2J$. We present results for the angle-averaged magnetic structure factor $S(k)$ at ${T}_{c}$ for $L=64$. We also use finite-size scaling analysis to study scaling functions for the critical behavior of the specific heat, the magnetization, and the longitudinal magnetic susceptibility. Good data collapse of the scaling functions over a wide range of $T$ is seen for $D/2J=6$ and $\ensuremath{\infty}$. For our finite values of $D/2J$ the scaled magnetization function increases with $L$ below ${T}_{c}$ and appears to approach an $L$-independent limit for large $L$. This suggests that the system is ferromagnetic below ${T}_{c}$.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.79.214429

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