We introduce a hierarchical class of approximations of the random Ising spin glass in d dimensions. The attention is focused on finite clusters of spins where the action of the rest of the system is properly taken into account. At the lowest level (cluster of a single spin) our approximation coincides with the SK model while at the highest level it coincides with the true d-dimensional system. The method is variational and it uses the replica approach to spin glasses and the Parisi ansatz for the order parameter. As a result we have rigorous bounds for the quenched free energy which become more and more precise when larger and larger clusters are considered.
A variational approach to Ising spin glasses in finite dimensions
SERVA, Maurizio
1998-01-01
Abstract
We introduce a hierarchical class of approximations of the random Ising spin glass in d dimensions. The attention is focused on finite clusters of spins where the action of the rest of the system is properly taken into account. At the lowest level (cluster of a single spin) our approximation coincides with the SK model while at the highest level it coincides with the true d-dimensional system. The method is variational and it uses the replica approach to spin glasses and the Parisi ansatz for the order parameter. As a result we have rigorous bounds for the quenched free energy which become more and more precise when larger and larger clusters are considered.Pubblicazioni consigliate
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