Journal of Physics C Solid State Physics
The phase transition of spin glasses in an external AC field
Takayuki Shirakura, Hajime Takayama
Abstract
By means of the soft spin version of the SK spin glass the phase transition in an external AC field is investigated. It is shown that a well defined phase transition temperature Tc exists and depends on the amplitude hAC and frequency nu of the AC field. The dynamical AC non-linear susceptibility chi 2(3 nu ) exhibits a peak at Tc whose height and width are proportional to nu -1/2 and nu 1/2 respectively.