The Gonihedric Ising Model and Glassiness

dc.creatorJohnston, D. A.
dc.creatorLipowski, A.
dc.creatorMalmini, Ranasinghe P. K. C.
dc.date2007-09-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:28:29Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T08:28:29Z
dc.descriptionThe Gonihedric 3D Ising model is a lattice spin model in which planar Peierls boundaries between + and - spins can be created at zero energy cost. Instead of weighting the area of Peierls boundaries as the case for the usual 3D Ising model with nearest neighbour interactions, the edges, or "bends" in an interface are weighted, a concept which is related to the intrinsic curvature of the boundaries in the continuum. In these notes we follow a roughly chronological order by first reviewing the background to the formulation of the model, before moving on to the elucidation of the equilibrium phase diagram by various means and then to investigation of the non-equilibrium, glassy behaviour of the model.
dc.descriptionTo appear as Chapter 7 in Rugged Free-Energy Landscapes - An Introduction, Springer Lecture Notes in Physics, 736, ed. W. Janke, (2008)
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0709.1345
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0709.1345
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/137635
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleThe Gonihedric Ising Model and Glassiness
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