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, i...

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Автори: Vasquez, C., Paredes, R.
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Цитувати:Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence / C. Vasquez, R. Paredes // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2006. — Т. 9, № 2(46). — С. 305–317. — Бібліогр.: 43 назв. — англ.

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citation_txt Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence / C. Vasquez, R. Paredes // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2006. — Т. 9, № 2(46). — С. 305–317. — Бібліогр.: 43 назв. — англ.
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description 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. The 3DXY model
 represents the universality class to which the λ-transition of bulk superfluid 4He belongs. Experiments report
 interesting changes of critical exponents for this transition, when superfluid 4He is confined in aerogels. Numerical
 evidence has also been presented that the 3DXY model, confined in aerogel-like structures, exhibits
 critical exponents different from those of bulk, in agreement with experiments. Both results seem to contradict
 Harris criterion: being the specific heat exponent negative for the pure system (α3DXY ' −0.011 < 0), changes
 should be explained in terms of the extended criterion due to Weinrib and Halperin, which requires disorder to
 be long-range correlated (LRC) at all scales. In numerical works, aerogels are simulated by the diffusion limited
 cluster-cluster aggregation (DLCA) algorithm, known to mimic the geometric features of aerogels. These
 objects, real or simulated, are fractal through some decades only, and present crossovers to homogeneous
 regimes at finite scales, so the violation to Harris criterion persists. The apparent violation has been explained
 in terms of hidden LRC subsets within aerogels [Phys. Rev. Lett., 2003, 90, 170602]. On the other hand,
 experiments on the liquid-vapor (LV) transition of ⁴He and N₂ confined in aerogels, also showed changes in
 critical-point exponents. Being the LV critical-point in the O(1) universality class, criticality may be affected by
 both short-range correlated (SRC) and LRC subsets of disorder. Simulations of the 3DIS in DLCA aerogels
 can corroborate experimental results. Both experiments and simulations suggest a shift in critical exponents
 to values closer to the SRC instead of those of the LRC fixed point.
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Paredes, R.
2017-06-14T05:56:00Z
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2006
Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence / C. Vasquez, R. Paredes // Condensed Matter Physics. — 2006. — Т. 9, № 2(46). — С. 305–317. — Бібліогр.: 43 назв. — англ.
1607-324X
PACS: 64.60.Cn, 64.60.Fr, 64.70.-p
DOI:10.5488/CMP.9.2.305
https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/121325
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. The 3DXY model
 represents the universality class to which the λ-transition of bulk superfluid 4He belongs. Experiments report
 interesting changes of critical exponents for this transition, when superfluid 4He is confined in aerogels. Numerical
 evidence has also been presented that the 3DXY model, confined in aerogel-like structures, exhibits
 critical exponents different from those of bulk, in agreement with experiments. Both results seem to contradict
 Harris criterion: being the specific heat exponent negative for the pure system (α3DXY ' −0.011 < 0), changes
 should be explained in terms of the extended criterion due to Weinrib and Halperin, which requires disorder to
 be long-range correlated (LRC) at all scales. In numerical works, aerogels are simulated by the diffusion limited
 cluster-cluster aggregation (DLCA) algorithm, known to mimic the geometric features of aerogels. These
 objects, real or simulated, are fractal through some decades only, and present crossovers to homogeneous
 regimes at finite scales, so the violation to Harris criterion persists. The apparent violation has been explained
 in terms of hidden LRC subsets within aerogels [Phys. Rev. Lett., 2003, 90, 170602]. On the other hand,
 experiments on the liquid-vapor (LV) transition of ⁴He and N₂ confined in aerogels, also showed changes in
 critical-point exponents. Being the LV critical-point in the O(1) universality class, criticality may be affected by
 both short-range correlated (SRC) and LRC subsets of disorder. Simulations of the 3DIS in DLCA aerogels
 can corroborate experimental results. Both experiments and simulations suggest a shift in critical exponents
 to values closer to the SRC instead of those of the LRC fixed point.
Authors thank CNRS and FONACIT (PI2004000007) for their support. Invaluable discussions
 with A. Hasmy and R. Jullien have improved our understanding on aerogel structure. C. Vasquez
 kindly acknowledges the collaboration and technical support received by the personnel of the LCVN
 at Montpellier, France.
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Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence
Вплив безладу типу аерогелю на критичну поведінку O(m)-векторних моделей. Недавні симуляції та експериментальні прояви
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Paredes, R.
title Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence
title_alt Вплив безладу типу аерогелю на критичну поведінку O(m)-векторних моделей. Недавні симуляції та експериментальні прояви
title_full Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence
title_fullStr Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence
title_full_unstemmed Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence
title_short Effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of O(m)-vector models. Recent simulations and experimental evidence
title_sort effects of aerogel-like disorder on the critical behavior of o(m)-vector models. recent simulations and experimental evidence
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