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Spin glasses: Some recent experiments

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This review of the spin-glass problem will begin by considering the basic ingredients of a spin glass. Then I shall summarize the fundamental experimental properties and the real systems which are being studied. A bit of theory will be presented to show how idealized the models are when compared to the real materials. Finally I shall discuss the dynamics of the spin-glass phase transition and relaxations within the frozen state, drawing upon the muon investigations wherever possible.

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Mydosh, J.A. Spin glasses: Some recent experiments. Hyperfine Interact 31, 347–362 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02401580

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