Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence

We review recent results on the effect of a specific type of quenched disorder on well known O(m)-vector models in three dimensions: the XY model (3DXY, m=2) and the Ising model (3DIS, m=1). Evidence of changes of criticality in both systems, when confined in aerogel pores, is briefly referenced. T...

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Main Authors: C.Vásquez, R.Paredes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Condensed Matter Physics 2006-01-01
Series:Condensed Matter Physics
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5488/CMP.9.2.305