Evidence of a glass transition in a 10-state non-mean-field Potts glass

Ruben S. Andrist, Derek Larson, Helmut G. Katzgraber

Published 2010-09-10, updated 2011-03-29Version 2

Potts glasses are prototype models that have been used to understand the structural glass transition. However, in finite space dimensions a glass transition remains to be detected in the 10-state Potts glass. Using a one-dimensional model with long-range power-law interactions we present evidence that a glass transition below the upper critical dimension can exist for short-range systems at low enough temperatures. Gaining insights into the structural glass transition for short-range systems using spin models is thus potentially possible, yet difficult.