Spin Glass & Replica Symmetry Breaking

Edwards-Anderson spin glass on a 2D lattice with random ±J couplings. At low T, spins freeze into a disordered but stable configuration — a spin glass phase with broken replica symmetry.

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H = −Σ Jᵢⱼ σᵢσⱼ  |  Jᵢⱼ ~ ±J + disorder  |  T_sg ≈ J/k_B (EA transition)