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Phase transitions in the Potts spin-glass model

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We have studied the Potts spin glass with two-state Ising spins and 
s
-state Potts variables using a cluster Monte Carlo dynamics. The model recovers the 
±
J
 Ising spin glass (SG) for 
s
=
1
 and exhibits for all 
s
 a SG transition at 
T
SG
(
s
)
 and a percolation transition at higher temperature 
T
p
(
s
)
.
 We have shown that for all values of 
s
≠
1
 at 
T
p
(
s
)
 there is a thermodynamic transition in the universality class of a ferromagnetic 
s
-state Potts model. The efficiency of the cluster dynamics is compared with that of standard spin-flip dynamics.

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Articles publicats en revistes (Física de la Matèria Condensada)

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Transformacions de fase (Física estadística)

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Phase transitions in the Potts spin-glass model