Replica-symmetry breaking and quantum fluctuation effects in the<b><i>p</i></b>-spin interaction spin-glass model with a transverse field

Abstract

The Ising infinite-range spin-glass model with p-spin interactions in the presence of a transverse field is studied for large but finite p using the Matsubara time representation and Parisi's scheme of replica-symmetry breaking. In the spin-glass phase, the corrections to the limit appear much more essential than in the classical counterpart. It is shown that the quantum fluctuations have the effect of destroying the spin-glass order and a lower temperature is required to stabilize the spin-glass phase. The spin autocorrelation function in the spin-glass phase is explicitly calculated as a function of p and the Matsubara time. The result is just complementary and consistent with that previously obtained for the paramagnetic state without using the replica method.