Multiple dynamic transitions in an anisotropic Heisenberg ferromagnet driven by polarized magnetic field.
A uniaxially (along the Z axis) anisotropic Heisenberg ferromagnet, in the presence of time-dependent (but uniform over space) magnetic field, is studied by Monte Carlo simulation. The time-dependent magnetic field was taken as elliptically polarized where the resultant field vector rotates in the X-Z plane. The system is cooled (in the presence of the elliptically polarized magnetic field) from high temperature. As the temperature decreases, it was found that in the low anisotropy limit the system undergoes three successive dynamical phase transitions. These three dynamic transitions were confirmed by studying the temperature variation of dynamic "specific heat." The temperature variation of dynamic specific heat shows three peaks indicating three dynamic transition points.
Department of Physics, Krishnanagar Government College, P.O.-Krishnanagar, Dist-Nadia, PIN-741101, West-Bengal, India. muktish@vsnl.net
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