The ground state of the random-field Ising ferromagnet on a Bethe lattice is found. With decreasing random-field strength an infinite series of spin-flip transitions precedes the onset of ferromagnetism. The $T=0$ critical behavior is not mean-field-like. At finite temperatures a series of Griffiths singularities precedes the phase transition. As $T\ensuremath{\rightarrow}0$, the Griffiths singularities terminate at the spin-flip transitions. The $T\ensuremath{\ne}0$ critical behavior is argued to be mean-field-like.The ground state of the random-field Ising ferromagnet on a Bethe lattice is found. With decreasing random-field strength an infinite series of spin-flip transitions precedes the onset of ferromagnetism. The $T=0$ critical behavior is not mean-field-like. At finite temperatures a series of Griffiths singularities precedes the phase transition. As $T\ensuremath{\rightarrow}0$, the Griffiths singularities terminate at the spin-flip transitions. The $T\ensuremath{\ne}0$ critical behavior is argued to be mean-field-like.

Physical review. B, Condensed matterJul 1, 198462 citations

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critical behavior is not mean-field-like. At finite temperatures a series of Griffiths singularities precedes the phase transition. As $T\ensuremath{\rightarrow}0$, the Griffiths singularities terminate at the spin-flip transitions. The $T\ensuremath{\ne}0$ critical behavior is argued to be mean-field-like.