Search results for "renormalization group"
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Interface Localization-Delocalization in a Double Wedge: A New Universality Class with Strong Fluctuations and Anisotropic Scaling
2002
Using Monte Carlo simulations and finite-size scaling methods we study ``wetting'' in Ising systems in a $L\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}L\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{L}_{y}$ pore with quadratic cross section. Antisymmetric surface fields ${H}_{s}$ act on the free $L\ifmmode\times\else\texttimes\fi{}{L}_{y}$ surfaces of the opposing wedges, and periodic boundary conditions are applied along the $y$ direction. In the limit $L\ensuremath{\rightarrow}\ensuremath{\infty}$, ${L}_{y}/{L}^{3}=\mathrm{c}\mathrm{o}\mathrm{n}\mathrm{s}\mathrm{t}$, the system exhibits a new type of phase transition, which is the analog of the ``filling transition'' that occurs in a single wedge. It is charac…
Interplay of order-disorder phenomena and diffusion in rigid binary alloys in the presence of vacancies: Monte Carlo simulations
2006
Transport phenomena are studied for a binary $(AB)$ alloy on a rigid square lattice with nearest-neighbor attraction between unlike particles, assuming a small concentration ${c}_{v}$ of vacancies $V$ being present, to which $A$ $(B)$ particles can jump with rates ${\ensuremath{\Gamma}}_{A}$ $({\ensuremath{\Gamma}}_{B})$ in the case where the nearest-neighbor attractive energy ${ϵ}_{AB}$ is negligible in comparison with the thermal energy ${k}_{B}T$ in the system. This model exhibits a continuous order-disorder transition for concentrations ${c}_{A},{c}_{B}=1\ensuremath{-}{c}_{A}\ensuremath{-}{c}_{V}$ in the range ${c}_{A,1}^{\mathit{crit}}\ensuremath{\leqslant}{c}_{A}\ensuremath{\leqslant}…
Character of the Phase Transition in Thin Ising Films with Competing Walls
1995
By extensive Monte Carlo simulations of a lattice gas model we have studied the controversial nature of the gas-liquid transition of a fluid confined between two parallel plates that exert competing surface fields. We find that the transition is shifted to a temperature just below the wetting transition of a semi-infinite fluid but belongs to the two-dimensional Ising universality class. In between this new type of critical point and bulk criticality, a response function ${x}_{\mathrm{nn}}^{max}$ varying exponentially with $D$ is observed, $\frac{2 \mathrm{ln}{\ensuremath{\chi}}_{\mathrm{nn}}^{max}}{D}={\ensuremath{\ell}}^{\ensuremath{-}1}$, where $\ensuremath{\ell}$ is a new length charact…
Some Important Recent Developments of the Monte Carlo Methodology
2002
Roughly at the time (1987) when the manuscript for the first three chapters of the present book was completed, several breakthroughs occurred. They had a profound influence on the scope of Monte Carlo simulations in statistical physics, particularly for the study of phase transitions in lattice models.
Monte Carlo tests of renormalization-group predictions for critical phenomena in Ising models
2001
Abstract A critical review is given of status and perspectives of Monte Carlo simulations that address bulk and interfacial phase transitions of ferromagnetic Ising models. First, some basic methodological aspects of these simulations are briefly summarized (single-spin flip vs. cluster algorithms, finite-size scaling concepts), and then the application of these techniques to the nearest-neighbor Ising model in d=3 and 5 dimensions is described, and a detailed comparison to theoretical predictions is made. In addition, the case of Ising models with a large but finite range of interaction and the crossover scaling from mean-field behavior to the Ising universality class are treated. If one c…
Critical behavior of active Brownian particles
2017
We study active Brownian particles as a paradigm for a genuine nonequilibrium phase transition requiring steady driving. Access to the critical point in computer simulations is obstructed by the fact that the density is conserved. We propose a method based on arguments from finite-size scaling to determine critical points and successfully test it for the two-dimensional (2D) Ising model. Using this method allows us to accurately determine the critical point of two-dimensional active Brownian particles at ${\mathrm{Pe}}_{\text{cr}}=40(2), {\ensuremath{\phi}}_{\text{cr}}=0.597(3)$. Based on this estimate, we study the corresponding critical exponents $\ensuremath{\beta}, \ensuremath{\gamma}/\…
Renormalization group flows for Wilson-Hubbard matter and the topological Hamiltonian
2019
Understanding the robustness of topological phases of matter in the presence of interactions poses a difficult challenge in modern condensed matter, showing interesting connections to high energy physics. In this work, we leverage these connections to present a complete analysis of the continuum long-wavelength description of a generic class of correlated topological insulators: Wilson-Hubbard topological matter. We show that a Wilsonian renormalization group (RG) approach, combined with the so-called topological Hamiltonian, provide a quantitative route to understand interaction-induced topological phase transitions that occur in Wilson-Hubbard matter. We benchmark two-loop RG predictions …
Temporal and spatial persistence of combustion fronts in paper
2003
The spatial and temporal persistence, or first-return distributions are measured for slow-combustion fronts in paper. The stationary temporal and (perhaps less convincingly) spatial persistence exponents agree with the predictions based on the front dynamics, which asymptotically belongs to the Kardar-Parisi-Zhang universality class. The stationary short-range and the transient behavior of the fronts are non-Markovian, and the observed persistence properties thus do not agree with the predictions based on Markovian theory. This deviation is a consequence of additional time and length scales, related to the crossovers to the asymptotic coarse-grained behavior. Peer reviewed
Intra- and Interchain Correlations in Semidilute Polymer Solutions: Monte Carlo Simulations and Renormalization Group Results
2000
We investigate the intra- and intermolecular correlations in semidilute polymer solutions by large-scale computer simulations and renormalization group calculations. In the framework of the bond fluctuation model we study polymers with chain lengths up to N = 2048 monomers and determine the intermolecular pair correlation function, the coherent scattering intensity, and its distinct part at all length scales. The simulations are compared quantitatively to renormalization group calculations of the universal crossover scaling function. Special attention is paid to length scales smaller than the density screening length ξ, where the distinct part of the scattering function in the simulations i…
Phase Equilibria of Lattice Polymers from Histogram Reweighting Monte Carlo Simulations
1998
Histogram-reweighting Monte Carlo simulations were used to obtain polymer / solvent phase diagrams for lattice homopolymers of chain lengths up to r=1000 monomers. The simulation technique was based on performing a series of grand canonical Monte Carlo calculations for a small number of state points and combining the results to obtain the phase behavior of a system over a range of temperatures and densities. Critical parameters were determined from mixed-field finite-size scaling concepts by matching the order parameter distribution near the critical point to the distribution for the three-dimensional Ising universality class. Calculations for the simple cubic lattice (coordination number z…