1999/02/28 by Alexander K. Hartmann · 2 citations
Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Physics and Astronomy · #Complex Network Analysis Techniques #Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat.dis-nn
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physreve.63.016106
published as Phys. Rev. E 63, 016106 (2001) · large extensions, now 12 pages, 9 figures, 27 references
arxiv created 2000/08/03 · openalex publication_date 2000/12/18 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A huge number of independent true ground-state configurations is calculated for two-, three- and four-dimensional +/-J spin-glass models. Using the genetic cluster-exact approximation method, system sizes up to N=20(2),8(3),6(4) spins are treated. A "ballistic-search" algorithm is applied, which allows even for large system sizes to identify clusters of ground states that are connected by chains of zero-energy flips of spins. The number of clusters n(C) diverges with N going to infinity. For all dimensions considered here, an exponential increase of n(C) appears to be more likely than a growth with a power of N. The number of different ground states is found to grow clearly exponentially with N. A zero-temperature entropy per spin of s(0)=0.078(5)k(B) (2D), s(0)=0.051(3)k(B) (3D), respectively, s(0)=0.027(5)k(B) (4D) is obtained.