Journal de Physique I
The Potts spin-glass in a transverse field
Yadin Y. Goldschmidt
Abstract
In this paper we derive an expression for the free energy of the infinite ranged quantum Potts spin-glass in a transverse field using the replica method and the Suzuky-Trotter formula. Results are obtained for general p (number of Potts states) and explicit calculations are done for p=3 using exact spin summations for M≤8 where M is the size of the lattice in the Trotter direction. The phase diagram is obtained and is also compared with results for the static approximation which is non trivial even in the paramagnetic phase.