2003/07/31 by C. J. Olson Reichhardt, C. Reichhardt, A. R. Bishop · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Advanced Condensed Matter Physics #Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism #Theoretical and Computational Physics #cond-mat.mes-hall #cond-mat.soft #cond-mat.supr-con
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevlett.92.016801
published as Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 016801 (2004) · 4 pages, 4 postscript figures. Discussion of implications for experiment and theory has been expanded
arxiv created 2003/10/21 · openalex publication_date 2004/01/08 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We analyze the thermal fluctuations of particles that have a short-range dipolar attraction and a long-range repulsion. In an inhomogeneous particle density region, or "soft phase," filamentary patterns appear which are destroyed only at very high temperatures. The filaments act as a fluctuating template for correlated percolation in which low-energy excitations can move through the stable pattern by local rearrangements. At intermediate temperatures, dynamically averaged checkerboard states appear. We discuss possible implications for doped cuprate oxides and related materials.