Gardner transition explained

In condensed matter physics, the Gardner transition refers to a temperature induced transition in which the free energy basin of a disordered system divides into many marginally stable sub-basins.[1] It is named after Elizabeth Gardner who first described it in 1985.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 30 pages of calculations settle a 30-year debate over a mysterious new phase of matter. 30 May 2017. Phys.org.
  2. Gardner. E.. 1985. Spin glasses with p-spin interactions. Nuclear Physics B. en. 257. 747–765. 10.1016/0550-3213(85)90374-8. 1985NuPhB.257..747G.

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