Time decay of the remanent magnetization in spin-glasses

R. V. Chamberlin, George Mozurkewich, R. Orbach

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Abstract

The time decay of the thermoremanent magnetization (TRM) has been measured in 1.0% Cu: Mn and 2.6% Ag: Mn spin-glasses. It is shown that TRM is neither an algebraic nor a logarithmic function of time, but it is found that TRM can be characterized by a "stretched" exponential: TRM=0exp[-C(t)1-n(1-n)]. Similar time dependences appear in the disorder-diffusion theory of Grassberger and Procaccia and the cooperative-relaxation theory of Ngai, but neither theory in its present form is directly applicable to spin-glasses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)867-870
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume52
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 1984
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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