Gauge symmetries in random magnetic systems

Eduardo Fradkin, B. A. Huberman, Stephen H. Shenker

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Abstract

We study random magnetic systems emphasizing the concept of gauge invariance and gauge-invariant disorder (frustration) introduced by Toulouse and Anderson. We formulate our models in a gauge-invariant manner and introduce gauge-invariant correlation functions to isolate the effects of gauge-invariant disorder. Specifically, we study the Ising and X-Y models in two and three dimensions in a frozen distribution of frustrations. Using duality transformations, we obtain expressions for the energetics of frustrations and their effect on correlations. We study simple configurations of frustrations quantitatively. In addition we reformulate the quenching procedure in terms of frustrations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)4789-4814
Number of pages26
JournalPhysical Review B
Volume18
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 1978
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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