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Free energy and metastable states in the square-lattice $J_1$-$J_2$ Ising model
by V. A. Abalmasov
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| Authors (as registered SciPost users): | Veniamin Abalmasov |
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| Preprint Link: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.20385v2 (pdf) |
| Date accepted: | 2024-05-28 |
| Date submitted: | 2024-05-02 12:49 |
| Submitted by: | Abalmasov, Veniamin |
| Submitted to: | SciPost Physics |
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| Academic field: | Physics |
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| Approaches: | Theoretical, Computational |
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.
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Author comments upon resubmission
I am grateful to the referees for their interest in the paper, reviews and useful feedback, which helped me make the article clearer and more readable. I have made substantial revisions to the manuscript and hope that the referees and editors will be satisfied with the changes made in response to their comments.
I list the major changes and address the referee’s comments below.
Yours sincerely,
Veniamin Abalmasov
List of changes
List of major changes
1. Following referee 1’s comments, I have considered the dependence of the restricted free energy on nearest-neighbor correlations and added relevant discussions at the end of Sec. 4 and in Appendix B.3. I have also discussed of the RLFA procedure and its ability to encode spatial patterns in Appendix A.2.
2. Following referee 2’s comments, I have moved the discussion of some details into Appendices.
3. Following referee 3’s comments, I have added in Appendix A.2 a discussion of the ability of RLFA to predict the geometric phase transition as opposed to MFA.
Published as SciPost Phys. 16, 151 (2024)
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Report #3 by Pranay Patil (Referee 1) on 2024-5-17 (Invited Report)
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Author has taken previous suggestions into account and made suitable changes.
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Report #2 by Hiroshi Watanabe (Referee 3) on 2024-5-14 (Invited Report)
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Calculations and analysis were carefully performed.
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The topic of the paper is somewhat specialized and may not appeal to a broader audience.
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The author has appropriately revised the manuscript and has adequately answered all my criticisms. Therefore, I agree with the publication of the manuscript.
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Report #1 by Li-Ping Yang (Referee 2) on 2024-5-11 (Invited Report)
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careful calculations and comparison
Weaknesses
The size is not enough, but the argument is sufficient.
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The author made substantial progress in the calculations and expressions. The discussion of (M,c1,c2) improved the clarity. I recommend to publish.
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