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Evidence for Kosterlitz-Thouless behavior in the disordered and frustrated two-dimensionalXY-model

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We present Monte-Carlo results providing strong evidence for a non-universal Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in the disordered and frustrated two-dimensionalXY-model for various magnetic fields, giving rise to frustration.

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  1. IBM Research Division, Zurich Research Laboratory, Säumerstrasse 4, CH-8803, Rüschlikon, Switzerland

    R. Hetzel, M. Vanhimbeeck & T. Schneider

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Hetzel, R., Vanhimbeeck, M. & Schneider, T. Evidence for Kosterlitz-Thouless behavior in the disordered and frustrated two-dimensionalXY-model. Z. Physik B - Condensed Matter 76, 259–263 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01312693

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