But the picture is not always so simple: In spin glasses each spin prefers to align with some of its neighbors, while being anti-aligned with others. These conflicting interactions can leave a spin in a quandary: which neighbors should it agree with? This frustration – that is the technical term – and researchers frustration when trying to understand spin glass dynamics is not limited to magnets, says SFI Omidyar Fellow Ruben Andrist, who along with SFI External Professors Jon Machta and Helmut Katzgraber is organizing the working group.
Posted on: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 09:49:08 +0000
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