Date Available
7-2-2017
Year of Publication
2017
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Document Type
Doctoral Dissertation
College
Arts and Sciences
Department/School/Program
Physics and Astronomy
First Advisor
Dr. Ribhu K. Kaul
Abstract
In this thesis I will outline various quantum phase transitions in 2D models of magnets that are amenable to simulation with quantum Monte Carlo techniques. The key player in this work is the theory of deconfined criticality, which generically allows for zero temperature quantum phase transitions between phases that break distinct global symmetries. I will describe models with different symmetries including SU(N), SO(N), and "easy-plane" SU(N) and I will demonstrate how the presence or absence of continuous transitions in these models fits together with the theory of deconfined criticality.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2017.420
Recommended Citation
D'Emidio, Jonathan, "DECONFINED QUANTUM CRITICALITY IN 2D SU(N) MAGNETS WITH ANISOTROPY" (2017). Theses and Dissertations--Physics and Astronomy. 50.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physastron_etds/50
