Disorder-induced critical phenomena in hysteresis: Numerical scaling in three and higher dimensions

Olga Perković, Karin A. Dahmen, James P. Sethna

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Abstract

We present numerical simulations of avalanches and critical phenomena associated with hysteresis loops, modeled using the zero-temperature random-field Ising model. We study the transition between smooth hysteresis loops and loops with a sharp jump in the magnetization, as the disorder in our model is decreased. In a large region near the critical point, we find scaling and critical phenomena, which are well described by the results of an ε expansion about six dimensions. We present the results of simulations in three, four, and five dimensions, with systems with up to a billion spins (10003).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6106-6119
Number of pages14
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume59
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1999

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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