Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2008-12-15
Phys. Rev. E 79, 031125 (2009) [7 pages]
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
new title and largely revised version, to be published in Phys.Rev. E
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevE.79.031125
We present a theoretical study of a system with competing short-range ferromagnetic attraction and a long-range anti-ferromagnetic repulsion, in the presence of a uniform external magnetic field. The interplay between these interactions, at sufficiently low temperature, leads to the self-tuning of the magnetization to a value which triggers phase coexistence, even in the presence of the external field. The investigation of this phenomenon is performed using a Ginzburg-Landau functional in the limit of an infinite number of order parameter components (large $N$ model). The scalar version of the model is expected to describe the phase separation taking place on a cell surface when this is immersed in a uniform concentration of chemical stimulant. A phase diagram is obtained as function of the external field and the intensity of the long-range repulsion. The time evolution of order parameter and of the structure factor in a relaxation process are studied in different regions of the phase diagram.
Coniglio Antonio
Ferraro Teresa
Zannetti Marco
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