Universal Magnetic Fragmentation in Frustrated Magnets

ORAL

Abstract

Fragmentation of degrees of freedom appearing in some many-body systems shows rich physics and gives rise to interesting concepts. Magnetic fragmentation has been recently predicted theoretically and observed in experiments in certain frustrated magnets. Theoretically fragmentation requires fine-tuned models in most cases. We demonstrate based on several frustrated models, that fragmentation is much more universal. Monte-Carlo simulations and spin-wave calculations show that once a model featuring a Coulomb phase is perturbed and an ordered phase emerges, one still observes simultaneously the Bragg peaks associated to the ordered phase and the pinch point patterns in the structure factor.

Presenters

  • Alexei Andreanov

    IBS PCS, IBS Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems (PCS), Institute for Basic Science

Authors

  • Alexei Andreanov

    IBS PCS, IBS Center for Theoretical Physics of Complex Systems (PCS), Institute for Basic Science

  • Paul McClarty

    MPI PKS

  • Michel J Gingras

    Univ. of Waterloo, University of Waterloo, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Waterloo