Abstract

We report on Monte Carlo studies of the influence of quenched randomness on the phase diagram of the three-dimensional (3D) Blume–Capel model. The randomness is supposed to act either on the exchange coupling constants (bond randomness) or on the anisotropy distribution. With increasing disorder, first-order phase transitions are shown to change into second-order phase transitions. The trajectory of the tricritical point in the phase space as a function of disorder is presented. We have also calculated critical exponents at some points in the second-order phase region which show a change of universality class in agreement with the Harris criterion.

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