Abstract
The two- and three-dimensional classical Heisenberg spin models, with the spherical coordinates of spins taken as dynamic variables, are numerically investigated. We allow the polar θ and azimuthal angles to have uniform values in and respectively, and the static universality class is shown to be identical to the classical model with two-component spins, as well as the 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 for both two and three dimensions, in contrast to spatial dimension) found previously with spin dynamics simulation of the conventional model. Comparisons with the usual two-component classical model are also made.
- Received 10 November 2000
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.64.024406
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