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Area of Science:

  • Statistical physics
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Computational physics

Background:

  • The random-field Ising model is crucial for understanding magnetic materials and phase transitions.
  • Previous studies on square and triangular lattices suggested criticality, but the role of lattice structure remained unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the presence or absence of critical behavior in the nonequilibrium athermal random-field Ising model on a 2D hexagonal lattice.
  • To compare the hexagonal lattice results with those from square and triangular lattices.
  • To explore the influence of the number of nearest neighbors on model criticality.

Main Methods:

  • Large-scale numerical simulations on systems up to 32768×32768 spins.
  • Averaging results over up to 1700 runs for each disorder value.
  • Analysis of systems under regular and varied preset conditions to approach the thermodynamic limit.

Main Results:

  • No evidence of critical behavior was found for the random-field Ising model on the hexagonal lattice.
  • Avalanche propagation was analyzed, providing insights for future research.
  • The absence of criticality on the hexagonal lattice contrasts with findings on square and triangular lattices.

Conclusions:

  • The hexagonal lattice does not exhibit critical behavior in this model, unlike square and triangular lattices.
  • The number of nearest neighbors significantly impacts the criticality of the random-field Ising model.
  • These findings support the conjecture that lattice connectivity influences phase transition dynamics.