Aspect-Ratio Scaling of Domain Wall Entropy for the 2D $\pm J$ Ising Spin Glass

TL;DR

This paper investigates how the entropy of domain walls in a 2D ±J Ising spin glass scales with aspect ratio, revealing distinct finite-size scaling behaviors and multifractal properties for zero-energy domain walls.

Contribution

It introduces a novel aspect-ratio scaling analysis of domain wall entropy in 2D Ising spin glasses, highlighting different scaling forms for odd and even lattice sizes.

Findings

Finite-size scaling functions depend on the ratio M / L^{d_S} with d_S ≈ 1.22.

Distinct scaling behaviors are observed for odd and even L when M exceeds L.

Zero-energy domain walls exhibit highly singular, multifractal entropy distributions.

Abstract

The ground state entropy of the 2D Ising spin glass with +1 and -1 bonds is studied for $L \times M$ square lattices with $L \le M$ and $p$ = 0.5, where $p$ is the fraction of negative bonds, using periodic and/or antiperiodic boundary conditions. From this we obtain the domain wall entropy as a function of $L$ and $M$. It is found that for domain walls which run in the short, $L$ direction, there are finite-size scaling functions which depend on the ratio $M / L^{d_S}$, where $d_S = 1.22 \pm 0.01$. When $M$ is larger than $L$, very different scaling forms are found for odd $L$ and even $L$. For the zero-energy domain walls, which occur when $L$ is even, the probability distribution of domain wall entropy becomes highly singular, and apparently multifractal, as $M / L^{d_S}$ becomes large.