TY - JOUR
T1 - Fate of CPN-1 fixed points with q monopoles
AU - Block, Matthew S.
AU - Melko, Roger G.
AU - Kaul, Ribhu K.
PY - 2013/9/26
Y1 - 2013/9/26
N2 - We present an extensive quantum Monte Carlo study of the Néel to valence-bond solid (VBS) phase transition on rectangular- and honeycomb-lattice SU(N) antiferromagnets in sign-problem-free models. We find that in contrast to the honeycomb lattice and previously studied square-lattice systems, on the rectangular lattice for small N, a first-order Néel-VBS transition is realized. On increasing N≥4, we observe that the transition becomes continuous and with the same universal exponents as found on the honeycomb and square lattices (studied here for N=5, 7, 10), providing strong support for a deconfined quantum critical point. Combining our new results with previous numerical and analytical studies, we present a general phase diagram of the stability of CPN-1 fixed points with q monopoles.
AB - We present an extensive quantum Monte Carlo study of the Néel to valence-bond solid (VBS) phase transition on rectangular- and honeycomb-lattice SU(N) antiferromagnets in sign-problem-free models. We find that in contrast to the honeycomb lattice and previously studied square-lattice systems, on the rectangular lattice for small N, a first-order Néel-VBS transition is realized. On increasing N≥4, we observe that the transition becomes continuous and with the same universal exponents as found on the honeycomb and square lattices (studied here for N=5, 7, 10), providing strong support for a deconfined quantum critical point. Combining our new results with previous numerical and analytical studies, we present a general phase diagram of the stability of CPN-1 fixed points with q monopoles.
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U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.137202
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.137202
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84884688089
SN - 0031-9007
VL - 111
JO - Physical review letters
JF - Physical review letters
IS - 13
M1 - 137202
ER -