Simulations of the 3d Ginzburg-Landau Model with Soft Amplitudes

2000/10/05 by Philippe Curty, Curty, Philippe, Hans Beck +1
Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Physical sciences #Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech) #cond-mat.stat-mech

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.cond-mat/0010084

4 pages REVTeX, 5 figures

arxiv created 2000/10/05 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

Using cluster Monte Carlo simulations, the 3d complex Ginzburg-Landau model reveals a first order transition when the amplitude of the complex field is sufficiently soft, i.e. adapts itself to the phase configurations of the field. This transition is driven by phase fluctuations in agreement with a previous analytical approach.

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