Journal de Physique Lettres · 1980 · 135 citations · 4 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsSolid State PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsCritical PhenomenaFerromagnetic MaterialsMagnetic Properties Of SolidsMagnetic SusceptibilityMagnetism In SolidsPhase TransitionsSpin Glass BehaviorSpin GlassesSpin SystemsSpontaneous Magnetization
A simple Hypothesis for the mean field theory of a spin glass phase is shown to reproduce many desired features. Besides, it leads to predictions (weak jumps for the specific heat and the magnetic susceptibility, in finite field) which provide crucial tests for its validity.
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Toward a mean field theory for spin glasses
Giorgio Parisi · Physics Letters A · 1979 · 277 citations