Journal of the Physical Society of Japan · 2002 · 63 citations · 23 references
Natural SciencesPhysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsMagnetic MaterialsSolid State PhysicsMagnetic Properties Of SolidsMagnetic SusceptibilityMagnetism In SolidsPhase TransitionsRelaxation MechanismsSolid-state Phase TransitionsFinite-size EffectsFinite-size ScalingHeisenberg ModelNon-equilibrium RelaxationScaling AnalysisSize EffectsSpin GlassesSpin Relaxation
The three-dimensional $\pm J$ Heisenberg spin-glass model is investigated by the non-equilibrium relaxation method from the paramagnetic state. Finite-size effects in the non-equilibrium relaxation are analyzed, and the relaxation functions of the spin-glass susceptibility and the chiral-glass susceptibility in the infinite-size system are obtained. The finite-time scaling analysis gives the spin-glass transition at $T_{\rm sg}/J=0.21_{-0.02}^{+0.01}$ and the chiral-glass transition at $T_{\rm cg}/J=0.22_{-0.03}^{+0.01}$. The results suggest that both transitions occur simultaneously. The critical exponent of the spin-glass susceptibility is estimated as $\gamma_{\rm sg}= 1.7 \pm 0.3$, which makes an agreement with the experiments of the insulating and the canonical spin-glass materials.
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