Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10728402 Physics Letters A 2005 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
Fluctuation-induced first order phase transitions are known to exist in rotation-invariant systems with coupled order parameters. Using exact calculations, it is shown that when a uniform uniaxial anisotropy is added, critical behavior corresponding to second order transitions is restored.
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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Physics and Astronomy (General)
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Anisotropy-induced transformation of a phase transition from first to second order
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