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Title: Free energy and metastable states in the square-lattice $J_1$-$J_2$ Ising model
(Submitted on 31 Oct 2023 (v1), last revised 1 May 2024 (this version, v2))
Abstract: Free energy as a function of polarization is calculated for the square-lattice $J_1$-$J_2$ Ising model for $J_2 < |J_1|/2$ using the random local field approximation (RLFA) and Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. Within RLFA, it reveals a metastable state with zero polarization in the ordered phase. In addition, the Landau free energy calculated within RLFA indicates a geometric slab-droplet phase transition at low temperature, which cannot be predicted by the mean field approximation. In turn, restricted free energy calculations for finite-size samples, exact and using MC simulations, reveal metastable states with a wide range of polarization values, but with only two domains. Taking into account the dependence of the restricted free energy on the nearest-neighbor correlations allows us to identify several more metastable states. The calculations also reveal additional slab-droplet transitions at $J_2 > |J_1|/4$. These findings enrich our knowledge of the $J_1$-$J_2$ Ising model and the RLFA as a useful theoretical tool to study phase transitions in spin systems.
Submission history
From: Veniamin A. Abalmasov [view email][v1] Tue, 31 Oct 2023 11:49:13 GMT (1710kb,D)
[v2] Wed, 1 May 2024 10:49:13 GMT (5622kb,D)
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