Periodic striped ground states in Ising models with competing interactions

DOI10.1007/S00220-016-2665-0zbMATH Open1351.82019arXiv1509.00057OpenAlexW3105046915WikidataQ59469904 ScholiaQ59469904MaRDI QIDQ330899FDOQ330899

R. Seiringer, A. Giuliani

Publication date: 26 October 2016

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider Ising models in two and three dimensions, with short range ferromagnetic and long range, power-law decaying, antiferromagnetic interactions. We let $J$ be the ratio between the strength of the ferromagnetic to antiferromagnetic interactions. The competition between these two kinds of interactions induces the system to form domains of minus spins in a background of plus spins, or vice versa. If the decay exponent $p$ of the long range interaction is larger than $d+1$, with $d$ the space dimension, this happens for all values of $J$ smaller than a critical value $J_c(p)$, beyond which the ground state is homogeneous. In this paper, we give a characterization of the infinite volume ground states of the system, for $p>2d$ and $J$ in a left neighborhood of $J_c(p)$. In particular, we prove that the quasi-one-dimensional states consisting of infinite stripes ($d=2$) or slabs ($d=3$), all of the same optimal width and orientation, and alternating magnetization, are infinite volume ground states. Our proof is based on localization bounds combined with reflection positivity.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1509.00057

zbMATH Keywords

Ising modelcritical valueantiferromagneticferromagnetic

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Critical phenomena in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B27) Statistical mechanics of magnetic materials (82D40)

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