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A Three Dimensional Kasteleyn Transition: Spin Ice in a [100] Field

Abstract

We examine the statistical mechanics of spin-ice materials with a [100] magnetic field. We show that the approach to saturated magnetisation is, in the low-temperature limit, an example of a 3D Kasteleyn transition, which is topological in the sense that magnetisation is changed only by excitations that span the entire system. We study the transition analytically and using a Monte Carlo cluster algorithm, and compare our results with recent data from experiments on Dy2Ti2O7.
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ensl-00176660 , version 1 (04-10-2007)
ensl-00176660 , version 2 (15-02-2008)
ensl-00176660 , version 3 (18-02-2008)
ensl-00176660 , version 4 (03-03-2008)

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Ludovic D. C. Jaubert, J. T. Chalker, Peter C.W. Holdsworth, R. Moessner. A Three Dimensional Kasteleyn Transition: Spin Ice in a [100] Field. Physical Review Letters, 2008, 100, pp.067207. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevLett.100.067207⟩. ⟨ensl-00176660v4⟩
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