Temperature chaos as a logical consequence of the reentrant transition in spin glasses

Temperature chaos is a striking phenomenon in spin glasses, where even slight changes in temperature lead to a complete reconfiguration of the spin state. Another intriguing effect is the reentrant transition, in which lowering the temperature drives the system from a ferromagnetic phase into a less ordered spin-glass or paramagnetic phase. In the present paper, we reveal an unexpected connection between these seemingly unrelated phenomena in the finite-dimensional Edwards-Anderson model of spin glasses by introducing a generalized formulation that incorporates correlations among disorder variables. Assuming the existence of a spin-glass phase at finite temperature, we establish that temperature chaos arises as a logical consequence of reentrance in the Edwards-Anderson model. Our findings uncover a previously hidden mathematical structure relating reentrance and temperature chaos, offering a new perspective on the physics of spin glasses beyond the mean-field theory.

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Physical review. E
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2025-09-22
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https://doi.org/10.1103/qp1w-qcbs
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Theoretical and Computational Physics
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Temperature chaos as a logical consequence of the reentrant transition in spin glasses

Masayuki Ohzeki, Manaka Okuyama, Hidetoshi Nishimori
Physical review. E
Theoretical and Computational Physics
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Temperature chaos as a logical consequence of the reentrant transition in spin glasses

Masayuki Ohzeki, Manaka Okuyama, Hidetoshi Nishimori
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Abstract

Temperature chaos is a striking phenomenon in spin glasses, where even slight changes in temperature lead to a complete reconfiguration of the spin state. Another intriguing effect is the reentrant transition, in which lowering the temperature drives the system from a ferromagnetic phase into a less ordered spin-glass or paramagnetic phase. In the present paper, we reveal an unexpected connection between these seemingly unrelated phenomena in the finite-dimensional Edwards-Anderson model of spin glasses by introducing a generalized formulation that incorporates correlations among disorder variables. Assuming the existence of a spin-glass phase at finite temperature, we establish that temperature chaos arises as a logical consequence of reentrance in the Edwards-Anderson model. Our findings uncover a previously hidden mathematical structure relating reentrance and temperature chaos, offering a new perspective on the physics of spin glasses beyond the mean-field theory.

Physical review. EVol. 112(4)
Tokyo Institute of Technology (JP), Tohoku University (JP), Shanghai Institute for Science of Science (CN), RIKEN (JP), Sigma Research (United States) (US), Institute of Science Tokyo (JP)
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Theoretical and Computational Physics
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