Hyperuniformity in Ashkin-Teller model.

Abstract

We show that equilibrium systems in d dimension that obey the inequality dν > 2, known as Harris criterion, exhibit suppressed energy fluctuation in their critical state. Ashkin-Teller model is an example in d = 2 where the correlation length exponent ν varies continuously with the inter-spin interaction strength λ and exceeds the value d/2 set by Harris criterion when λ is negative; there, the variance of the subsystem energy across a length scalelvaries asld-αwith hyperuniformity exponent α = 2(1 - 1/ν). Point configurations constructed by assigning unity to the sites which has coarse-grained energy beyond a threshold value also exhibit suppressed number fluctuation and hyperuniformiyty with same exponent α.&#xD.