Abstract
Utilizing Monte Carlo simulation techniques, we have calculated both the helicity modulus and heat capacity versus temperature of a coupled classical XY model in two dimensions. Our model system is based on a Hamiltonian first proposed by Bruinsma and Aeppli [Phys. Rev. Lett. 48, 1625 (1982)]. The helicity modulus results strengthen our previous report of a new type of phase transition in which two distinct types of order are simultaneously established through a single continuous transition.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2910-2913 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Physical Review Letters |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 16 |
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| State | Published - Jan 1 1996 |