Strong disorder fixed points in the two-dimensional random-bond Ising model

dc.creatorPicco, Marco
dc.creatorHonecker, Andreas
dc.creatorPujol, Pierre
dc.date2006-06-13
dc.date2006-08-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:12:36Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:12:36Z
dc.descriptionThe random-bond Ising model on the square lattice has several disordered critical points, depending on the probability distribution of the bonds. There are a finite-temperature multicritical point, called Nishimori point, and a zero-temperature fixed point, for both a binary distribution where the coupling constants take the values +/- J and a Gaussian disorder distribution. Inclusion of dilution in the +/- J distribution (J=0 for some bonds) gives rise to another zero-temperature fixed point which can be identified with percolation in the non-frustrated case (J >= 0). We study these fixed points using numerical (transfer matrix) methods. We determine the location, critical exponents, and central charge of the different fixed points and study the spin-spin correlation functions. Our main findings are the following: (1) We confirm that the Nishimori point is universal with respect to the type of disorder, i.e. we obtain the same central charge and critical exponents for the +/- J and Gaussian distributions of disorder. (2) The Nishimori point, the zero-temperature fixed point for the +/- J and Gaussian distributions of disorder, and the percolation point in the diluted case all belong to mutually distinct universality classes. (3) The paramagnetic phase is re-entrant below the Nishimori point, i.e. the zero-temperature fixed points are not located exactly below the Nishimori point, neither for the +/- J distribution, nor for the Gaussian distribution.
dc.descriptionfinal version to appear in JSTAT; minor changes
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0606312
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0606312
dc.identifierJournal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment (2006) P09006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/1742-5468/2006/09/P09006
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/112132
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectDisordered Systems and Neural Networks
dc.titleStrong disorder fixed points in the two-dimensional random-bond Ising model
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