Abstract
An order parameter for spin-glasses is defined in a clear physical way: It is a function on the interval 0-1 and it is related to the probability distribution of the overlap of the magnetization in different states of the system. It is shown to coincide with the order parameter introduced by use of the broken replica-symmetry approach.
- Received 1 February 1983
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.50.1946
©1983 American Physical Society
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FocusNobel Prize: Complexity, from Atoms to Atmospheres
Published 5 October 2021
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics honors research on complex systems that undergo significant fluctuations, including glasses and Earth’s climate.
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