Infinite geometric frustration in a cubic dipole cluster

Infinite geometric frustration in a cubic dipole cluster
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立方偶极子簇中的无限几何挫败

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2014
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通讯作者:
I. Rehberg
I. Rehberg
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J. Schonke;T. Schneider;I. Rehberg

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The geometric arrangement of interacting (magnetic) dipoles is a question of fundamental importance in physics, chemistry, and engineering. Motivated by recent progress concerning the self-assembly of magnetic structures, the equilibrium orientation of eight interacting dipoles in a cubic cluster is investigated in detail. Instead of discrete equilibria we find a type of ground state consisting of infinitely many orientations. This continuum of energetically degenerate states represents a yet unknown form of magnetic frustration. The corresponding dipole rotations in the flat potential valley of this Goldstone mode enable the construction of frictionless magnetic couplings. Using computer-assisted algebraic geometry methods, we moreover completely enumerate all equilibrium configurations. The seemingly simple cubic system allows for exactly 9536 unstable discrete equilibria falling into 183 distinct energy families.
DOI: 10.1126/science.1240573
发表时间: 2013-08-09
期刊: SCIENCE
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