Intrinsic finite-size effects in the two-dimensional XY model with irrational frustration

Yong Park S; MY Choi; Jun Kim B; Sang Jeon G; JS Chung

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3484

Intrinsic finite-size effects in the two-dimensional XY model with irrational frustration

Phys Rev Lett. 2000 Oct 16;85(16):3484-7. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3484.

Authors

Yong Park S¹, MY Choi, Jun Kim B, Sang Jeon G, JS Chung

Affiliation

¹ Lyman Laboratory of Physics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 and Department of Physics, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Korea.

PMID: 11030927
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.85.3484

Abstract

This study investigates in detail the finite-size scaling of the two-dimensional irrationally frustrated XY model. By means of Monte Carlo simulations with entropic sampling, we examine the size dependence of the specific heat, and find remarkable deviation from the conventional finite-size scaling theory, which reveals novel intrinsic finite-size effects. Relaxation dynamics of the system is also considered, and, correspondingly, finite-size scaling of the relaxation time is examined, again giving evidence for the intrinsic finite-size effects and suggesting a zero-temperature glass transition.