ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Ising models
;
ground-state selection
;
layering transition
;
wetting
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract We consider a three-dimensional Ising model in a transverse magnetic fieldh and a bulk fieldH. An interface is introduced by an appropriate choice of boundary conditions. At the point (H=0,h=0) spin configurations corresponding to different positions of the interface are degenerate. By studying the phase diagram near this multiphase point using quantum mechanical perturbation theory, we show that the quantum fluctuations, controlled byh, split the multiphase degeneracy giving rise to an infinite sequence of layering transitions.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02179645
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