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arXiv:cond-mat/0105184 · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics

Critical behavior of semi-infinite random systems at the special surface transition

Z. Usatenko, Chin‐Kun Hu

Published Jun 13, 2002• 9 citations
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Abstract

We use a three-dimensional massive field theory up to the two-loop approximation to study the critical behavior of semi-infinite quenched random Ising-like systems at the special surface transition. Besides, we extend up to the next-to leading order, the previous first-order results of the sqrt[epsilon] expansion obtained by Ohno and Okabe [Phys. Rev. B 46, 5917 (1992)]. The numerical estimates for surface critical exponents in both cases are computed by means of the Padé analysis. Moreover, in the case of the massive field theory we perform Padé-Borel resummation of the resulting two-loop series expansions for surface critical exponents. The most reliable estimates for critical exponents of semi-infinite systems with quenched bulk randomness at the special surface transition, which we can obtain in the frames of the present approximation scheme, are eta(//)=-0.238, Delta(1)=1.098, eta( perpendicular )=-0.104, beta(1)=0.258, gamma(11)=0.839, gamma(1)=1.426, delta(1)=6.521, and delta(11)=4.249. These values are different from critical exponents for pure semi-infinite Ising-like systems and show that in a system with quenched bulk randomness the plane boundary is characterized by a new set of critical exponents at the special surface transition.

DOI
10.1103/physreve.65.066103

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We use a three-dimensional massive field theory up to the two-loop approximation to study the critical behavior of semi-infinite quenched random Ising-like systems at the special surface transition. Besides, we extend up to the next-to leading order, the previous first-order results of the sqrt[epsilon] expansion obtained by Ohno and Okabe [Phys. Rev. B 46, 5917 (1992)]. The numerical estimates for surface critical exponents in both cases are computed by means of the Padé analysis. Moreover, in the case of the massive field theory we perform Padé-Borel resummation of the resulting two-loop series expansions for surface critical exponents. The most reliable estimates for critical exponents of semi-infinite systems with quenched bulk randomness at the special surface transition, which we can obtain in the frames of the present approximation scheme, are eta(//)=-0.238, Delta(1)=1.098, eta( perpendicular )=-0.104, beta(1)=0.258, gamma(11)=0.839, gamma(1)=1.426, delta(1)=6.521, and delta(11)=4.249. These values are different from critical exponents for pure semi-infinite Ising-like systems and show that in a system with quenched bulk randomness the plane boundary is characterized by a new set of critical exponents at the special surface transition.
We calculate the surface critical exponents of the ordinary transition occurring in semi-infinite, quenched dilute Ising-like systems. This is done by applying the field theoretic approach directly in d=3 dimensions up to the two-loop approximation as well as in 4-epsilon dimensions. At d=4-epsilon we extend, up to the next-to-leading order, the previous first-order results of the square root of epsilon expansion by Ohno and Okabe [Phys. Rev. B 46, 5917 (1992)]. In both cases numerical estimates for surface exponents are computed using Padé approximants extrapolating the perturbation theory expansions. The obtained results indicate that the critical behavior of semi-infinite systems with quenched bulk disorder is characterized by the new set of surface critical exponents.
We consider the crossover behavior between special and ordinary surface transitions in three-dimensional semi-infinite Ising-like systems with random quenched bulk disorder. We calculate the surface crossover critical exponent Phi, the critical exponents of the layer alpha(1), and local specific heats alpha(11) by applying the field theoretic approach directly in three spatial dimensions (d=3) up to the two-loop approximation. The numerical estimates of the resulting two-loop series expansions for the surface critical exponents are computed by means of Padé and Padé-Borel resummation techniques. We find that Phi, alpha(1), alpha(11) obtained in the present paper are different from their counterparts of pure Ising systems. The obtained results support the idea that in a system with random quenched bulk disorder the plane boundary is characterized by a new set of critical exponents.
The critical behavior at the special surface transition and crossover bevavior from special to ordinary surface transition in semi-infinite n-component anisotropic cubic models are investigated by applying the field theoretic approach directly in d=3 dimensions up to the two-loop approximation. The crossover behavior for random semi-infinite Ising-like system, which is the nontrivial particular case of the cubic model in the limit n→0n\to 0n→0, is also investigated. The numerical estimates of the resulting two-loop series expansions for the critical exponents of the special surface transition, surface crossover critical exponent ΦΦΦ and the surface critical exponents of the layer, α1α_{1}α1​, and local specific heats, α11α_{11}α11​, are computed by means of Pade and Pade-Borel resummation techniques. For nncnn_{c}nnc​ the cubic fixed point is stable, where ncn_{c}nc​ is the marginal spin dimensionality of the cubic model. The obtained results indicate that the surface critical behavior of semi-infinite systems with cubic anisotropy is characterized by new set of surface critical exponents for n>ncn>n_{c}n>nc​.
The critical behavior of semi-infinite systems in fixed dimensions d<4d<4d<4 is investigated theoretically. The appropriate extension of Parisi's massive field theory approach is presented. Two-loop calculations and subsequent Pad\'e-Borel analyses of surface critical exponents of the special and ordinary phase transitions yield estimates in reasonable agreement with recent Monte Carlo results. This includes the crossover exponent $\ensuremath{\Phi}(d=3)$, for which we obtain the values $\ensuremath{\Phi}(n=1)\ensuremath{\simeq}0.54$ and $\ensuremath{\Phi}(n=0)\ensuremath{\simeq}0.52$, considerably lower than the previous $\ensuremath{\epsilon}$-expansion estimates.
The critical behaviour at the ordinary transition in semi-infinite n -component anisotropic cubic models is investigated by applying the field theoretic approach in d = 3 dimensions up to the two-loop approximation. Numerical estimates of the resulting two-loop series expansions for the critical exponents of the ordinary transition are computed by means of Padé resummation techniques. For n < n c the system belongs to the universality class of the isotropic n -component model, while for n > n c the cubic fixed point becomes stable, where n c < 3 is the marginal spin dimensionality of the cubic model. The obtained results indicate that the surface critical behaviour of the semi-infinite systems with cubic anisotropy is characterized by a new set of surface critical exponents for n > n c .
The effects of weak symmetry-breaking surface fields on the surface critical behavior of semi-infinite systems with a scalar order parameter are investigated near a bulk critical point. Previous field-theoretic analyses in 4-\ensuremath{\epsilon} dimensions are generalized by incorporating an additional surface term w0{\mathit{w}}_{0}w0​${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\varphi}}}_{\mathit{s}}^{3}$ in the Hamiltonian. The mapping of microscopic models of the lattice-gas type on a continuum field theory is reconsidered, and we conclude that the cubic surface field w0{\mathit{w}}_{0}w0​ generically does not vanish both in the case of an Ising ferromagnet in an applied magnetic field H (where w0{\mathit{w}}_{0}w0​\ensuremath{\sim}H as H\ensuremath{\rightarrow}0) as well as in the case of critical adsorption of fluids onto a wall or an interface. Explicit results of a perturbative renormalization-group analysis are given, which show that a fixed point with nonvanishing cubic surface field w∗{\mathit{w}}^{\mathrm{*}}w∗=O(\ensuremath{\surd}\ensuremath{\epsilon} ) exists but that at order \ensuremath{\epsilon} the usual w∗{\mathit{w}}^{\mathrm{*}}w∗=0 fixed point is stable in the w direction. The associated correction-to-scaling exponent is ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\omega}}}_{\mathit{w}}$=\ensuremath{\epsilon}+O(${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\epsilon}}}^{2}$). It is shown that the ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\varphi}}}_{\mathit{s}}^{3}$ term leads to a mixing of surface enhancement and surface field in the leading odd relevant surface scaling field. Furthermore, it is proven beyond perturbation theory that a (redundant) surface operator exists, that corresponds to a similar mixing in the leading even surface scaling field.The implications of this mixing for the critical behavior near the special surface transition are discussed both for the case of Ising ferromagnets as well as that of fluids. In the case of fluids, the mixing entails that quenched surface disorder of the random bond type is sufficient to prevent the occurrence of a (multicritical) special transition for bulk dimensions d\ensuremath{\le}3 A number of other redundant surface operators are identified, and a general redundancy criterion for surface operators (analogous to Wegner's for bulk operators) is given. Finally, a fixed point with w∗{\mathit{w}}^{\mathrm{*}}w∗=iO(\ensuremath{\surd}\ensuremath{\epsilon} ) is obtained, which describes the Yang-Lee edge singularities of an equivalent (d-1)-dimensional bulk system with long-range interactions. The associated critical exponents can be determined to all orders in \ensuremath{\epsilon}.