Critical behaviour of three-dimensional Ising ferromagnets at imperfect surfaces: Bounds on the surface critical exponent β1

European Physical Journal B

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 401-404

  Diehl, H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

68.35.rh phase transitions and critical phenomena; 75.10.hk classical spin models; 78.30.ly disordered solids

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; MAGNETS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHASE TRANSITIONS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

DISORDERED SOLIDS; IMPERFECT SURFACE; ISING FERROMAGNETS;

FERROMAGNETIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0031621102     PISSN: 14346028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100510050202     Document Type: Article

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