Domain-wall energies and magnetization of the two-dimensional random-bond Ising model

Abstract

We study ground-state properties of the two-dimensional random-bond Ising model with couplings having a concentration pis an element of[0,1] of antiferromagnetic and (1-p) of ferromagnetic bonds. We apply an exact matching algorithm which enables us the study of systems with linear dimension L up to 700. We study the behavior of the domain-wall energies and of the magnetization. We find that the paramagnet-ferromagnet transition occurs at p(c)similar to0.103 compared to the concentration p(n)similar to0.109 at the Nishimori point, which means that the phase diagram of the model exhibits a re-entrance. Furthermore, we find no indications for an (intermediate) spin-glass ordering at finite temperature.