Abstract
Localization of flux lines to splayed columnar pins is studied. A sine-Gordon type renormalization group (RG) study reveals the existence of a splay glass phase and yields an analytic form for the transition temperature into the glass phase. As an independent test, the characteristics are determined via a molecular dynamics code. The glass transition temperature supports the RG results convincingly. The full phase diagram of the model is constructed.
- Received 15 May 1995
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.75.4768
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