Topological excitations and long-range order

Neelima Gupte and Subodh R. Shenoy
Phys. Rev. D 33, 3002 – Published 15 May 1986
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Abstract

Within a mean-field approximation, we show that the topological excitations of the three-dimensional XY model (vortex loops) break rotational invariance below the critical temperature. The onset of long-range order shows up as an orientational transition of the vortex loops perpendicular to the direction picked out by the mean field.

  • Received 24 October 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.33.3002

©1986 American Physical Society

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Neelima Gupte and Subodh R. Shenoy

  • School of Physics, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500134, India

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Vol. 33, Iss. 10 — 15 May 1986

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