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First-order phase transitions investigated by use of a Monte Carlo interface method
Marco D’onorio De MeoIkuo Onosubject
PhysicsPhase transitionsymbols.namesakeCondensed matter physicsSpin waveMonte Carlo methodsymbolsAntiferromagnetismHexagonal latticeBoundary value problemHamiltonian (quantum mechanics)Potts modeldescription
We investigate first-order phase transitions on unfrustrated antiferromagnetic Potts models in two and three dimensions by estimating the interface free energy by use of a Monte Carlo method. Even for strong first-order transitions the occurrence of hysteresis is circumvented and our method allows for an accurate determination of ${\mathit{T}}_{\mathit{c}}$ by locating a \ensuremath{\delta}-function-shaped peak in the energy difference between configurations with and without an interface.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-11-01 | Physical Review B |