title: Thermodynamic first order transition and inverse freezing in a 3D spin glass.
abstract: We present a numerical study of the random Blume-Capel model in three dimensions. The phase diagram is characterized by spin-glass-paramagnet phase transitions of both first and second order in the thermodynamic sense. Numerical simulations are performed using the exchange Monte Carlo algorithm, providing clear evidence for inverse freezing. The main features at criticality and in the phase coexistence region are investigated. We are not privy to other 3D short-range systems with quenched disorder undergoing inverse freezing.
authors.affiliation: IPCF-CNR, UOS Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro 2, I-00185 Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paoluzzi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Leuzzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Crisanti