Relaxational dynamics study of the classical Heisenberg spin XY model in spherical coordinate representation

Beom Jun Kim, Petter Minnhagen, Suhk Kun Oh, and Jean S. Chung
Phys. Rev. B 64, 024406 – Published 15 June 2001
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Abstract

The two- and three-dimensional classical Heisenberg spin XY (CHSXY) models, with the spherical coordinates of spins taken as dynamic variables, are numerically investigated. We allow the polar θ and azimuthal φ angles to have uniform values in [0,π) and [π,π), respectively, and the static universality class is shown to be identical to the classical XY model with two-component spins, as well as the CHSXY model with a different choice of dynamic variables, conventionally used in the literature. The relaxational dynamic simulation reveals that the dynamic critical exponent z is found to have the value z2.0 for both two and three dimensions, in contrast to zd/2 (d= spatial dimension) found previously with spin dynamics simulation of the conventional CHSXY model. Comparisons with the usual two-component classical XY model are also made.

  • Received 10 November 2000

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.64.024406

©2001 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Beom Jun Kim and Petter Minnhagen

  • Department of Theoretical Physics, Umeå University, 901 87 Umeå, Sweden

Suhk Kun Oh and Jean S. Chung

  • Department of Physics, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju 361-763, Korea

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Vol. 64, Iss. 2 — 1 July 2001

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