The Kasteleyn transition in three dimensions: spin ice in a [100] field

We discuss the nearest neighbour spin ice model in the presence of a magnetic field placed along the cubic [100] direction. As recently shown in Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 067207, 2008, the symmetry sustaining ordering transition observed at low temperature is a three dimensional Kasteleyn transition. We...

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Main Authors: Jaubert, L, Chalker, J, Holdsworth, P, Moessner, R
Format: Journal article
Published: IOP Publishing 2009