Geometrical and topological study of the Kosterlitz–Thouless phase transition in the XY model in two dimensions
Anno: 2021
Autori: Bel-Hadj-Aissa G., Gori M., Franzosi R., Pettini M.
Affiliazione autori: Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, della Terra e dell’Ambiente (DSFTA), University of Siena, Via Roma 56, 53100 Siena, Italy
QSTAR & CNR—Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Largo Enrico Fermi 2, I-50125 Firenze, Italy
Quantum Biology Lab, Howard University, 2400 6th St NW, Washington, DC 20059, United States of America
Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France, CNRS Centre de Physique Th ́eorique UMR7332, 13288 Marseille, France
Abstract: Phase transitions do not necessarily correspond to a symmetry- breaking phenomenon. This is the case of the Kosterlitz–Thouless (KT) phase transition in a two-dimensional classical XY model, a typical example of a tran- sition stemming from a deeper phenomenon than a symmetry-breaking. Actually, the KT transition is a paradigmatic example of the successful application of topo- logical concepts to the study of phase transition phenomena in the absence of an order parameter. Topology conceptually enters through the meaning of defects in real space. In the present work, the same kind of KT phase transition in a two-dimensional classical XY model is tackled by resorting again to a topological viewpoint, however focussed on the energy level sets in phase space rather than on topological defects in real space. Also from this point of view, the origin of the KT transition can be attributed to a topological phenomenon. In fact, the tran- sition is detected through peculiar geometrical changes of the energy level sets which, after a theorem in differential topology, are direct probes of topological changes of these level sets.
Giornale/Rivista: JOURNAL OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS-THEORY AND EXPERIMENT
Volume: 2021 (2) Da Pagina: 023206-1 A: 023206-33
Maggiori informazioni: This work has been done within the framework of the Master thesis work of Ghofrane Bel Hadj Aissa performed under the supervision of Matteo Gori and Marco Pettini within the framework of the project MOLINT which has received funding from the Excellence Initiative of Aix-Marseille University-A*Midex, a French ´Investissements d´Avenir´ Programme. Roberto Franzosi and Ghofrane Bel Hadj Aissa thank the support by the QuantERA, ERA-NET Co-fund 731473 (Project Q-CLOCKS), Italy. Matteo Gori thanks the financial support of DARPA (USA) for his long term visit at Howard University at Washington D.C.Parole chiavi: classical phase transitions, dynamical processes, numerical simula- tionsDOI: 10.1088/1742-5468/abda27Citazioni: 6dati da “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) aggiornati al: 2024-04-21Riferimenti tratti da Isi Web of Knowledge: (solo abbonati) Link per visualizzare la scheda su IsiWeb: Clicca quiLink per visualizzare la citazioni su IsiWeb: Clicca qui