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Coulomb and liquid dimer models in three dimensions.

David A Huse1, Werner Krauth, R Moessner

  • 1Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA.

Physical Review Letters
|November 13, 2003
PubMed
Summary

Classical hard-core dimer models on 3D lattices exhibit critical Coulomb phases on bipartite lattices, confirmed by simulations. Nonbipartite lattices show confined/deconfined phases, lacking criticality.

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Area of Science:

  • Condensed matter physics
  • Statistical mechanics
  • Quantum field theory

Background:

  • Hard-core dimer models are fundamental in statistical mechanics.
  • Understanding phase transitions in these models is crucial for materials science.
  • Previous studies focused on 2D lattices, leaving 3D behavior less explored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the phase behavior of classical hard-core dimer models on 3D lattices.
  • To compare the critical properties of bipartite and nonbipartite lattices.
  • To explore the applicability of gauge field and height representations in 3D.

Main Methods:

  • Analytical approaches including local gauge field generalization.
  • Large-scale Monte Carlo simulations.

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  • Analysis of correlation functions and phase behavior.

    • Main Results:

    • Bipartite cubic lattice exhibits a critical Coulomb phase with algebraic correlations, matching simulations.
    • Nonbipartite fcc and Fisher lattices display confined and exponentially deconfined phases, but no critical phase.
    • A local gauge field generalization of the height representation accurately predicts behavior on bipartite lattices.

    Conclusions:

    • Critical phases in hard-core dimer models are likely restricted to bipartite lattices, even in higher dimensions.
    • The study provides a framework for understanding 3D lattice models using gauge field theories.
    • Simulation results strongly support the analytical predictions for dimer models.