MONTE-CARLO STUDY OF THE HEISENBERG-ANTIFERROMAGNET ON THE TRIANGULARLATTICE

Authors
SOUTHERN BW XU HJ
Citation
Bw. Southern et Hj. Xu, MONTE-CARLO STUDY OF THE HEISENBERG-ANTIFERROMAGNET ON THE TRIANGULARLATTICE, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 52(6), 1995, pp. 3836-3839
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
52
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
3836 - 3839
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1995)52:6<3836:MSOTHO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
We report a Monte Carlo study of the classical antiferromagnetic Heise nberg model on the triangular lattice. The free-energy cost for the fo rmation of free vortices is obtained from a vorticity modulus. Evidenc e of a Kosterlitz-Thouless type of defect-mediated phase transition at a finite temperature is found.