Published September 15, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Role of vortex strings in the three-dimensional O(2) model

  • 1. Institute for Theoretical Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York 11794

Description

Using Monte Carlo techniques, we show that Vortex strings are responsible for the phase transition in the three-dimensional planar model. The phase structure for a generalized planar model with vortex suppression is determined. This latter model has the unusual feature of long-range order in a ground state with finite disordering entropy

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Journal Title
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Volume
57
Journal Issue
11
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1358-1361
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTA