Abstract
It is shown that the theory of dislocation mediated melting in two dimensions is equivalent to a coupled vector sine-Gordon field theory. A systematic renormalisation group method for studying the transition is given. Recursion relations are obtained to second order in the dislocation activity for the case of melting on a periodic substrate.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | L449-L454 |
| Journal | Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 12 |
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| State | Published - Dec 1 1980 |