Spin models on non-Euclidean hyperlattices: Griffiths phases without extrinsic disorder

J. C. Anglès D'Auriac, R. Mélin, P. Chandra, B. Douçot

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Abstract

We study short-range ferromagnetic models residing on planar manifolds with global negative curvature. We show that the local metric properties of the embedding surface induce droplet formation from the boundary, resulting in the stability of a Griffiths phase at a temperature lower than that of the bulk transition. We propose that this behaviour is independent of order parameter and hyperlattice specifics, and thus is universal for such non-Euclidean spin models. Their temperature-curvature phase diagrams are characterized by two distinct bulk and boundary transitions; each has mean-field critical behaviour and a finite correlation length related to the curvature of the embedding surface. The implications for experiments on superconducting hyperlattice networks are also discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)675-693
Number of pages19
JournalJournal of Physics A: Mathematical and General
Volume34
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2 2001

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mathematical Physics
  • General Physics and Astronomy

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