Abstract

We analyse the zero-temperature behaviour of theXY Edwards–Anderson spin glass model on a square lattice. A newly developed algorithmcombining exact ground-state computations for Ising variables embedded into the planarspins with a specially tailored evolutionary method, resulting in the genetic embeddedmatching (GEM) approach, allows for the computation of numerically exact ground statesfor relatively large systems. This enables a thorough reinvestigation of the long-standingquestions of (i) extensive degeneracy of the ground state and (ii) a possible decoupling ofspin and chiral degrees of freedom in such systems. The new algorithm together withappropriate choices for the considered sets of boundary conditions and finite-size scalingtechniques allows for a consistent determination of the spin and chiral stiffness scalingexponents.

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