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O(2) symmetry breaking vs. vortex loop percolation
We study with lattice Monte Carlo simulations the relation of global O(2) symmetry breaking in three dimensions to the properties of a geometrically defined vortex loop network. We find that different definitions of constructing a network lead to different results even in the thermodynamic limit, an...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Lenguaje: | eng |
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2000
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| Acceso en línea: | https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0370-2693(00)00481-0 http://cds.cern.ch/record/432332 |
| Sumario: | We study with lattice Monte Carlo simulations the relation of global O(2) symmetry breaking in three dimensions to the properties of a geometrically defined vortex loop network. We find that different definitions of constructing a network lead to different results even in the thermodynamic limit, and that with typical definitions the percolation transition does not coincide with the thermodynamic phase transition. These results show that geometrically defined |
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