Abstract
The low-temperature behavior (Th, J) of a random-bond Ising chain in a magnetic field is considered [H=(12)JΣTiσiσi+1hΣσi, σi=±1, {Ti} is a fixed random sequence of numbers +1 and -1 with concentrations c1 and c2=1c1, respectively]. The ground-state energy E0, magnetization μ0 and zero-point entropy S0 are calculated exactly. It is shown that μ0 and S0 are discontinuous functions of magnetic field having jumps at h=Jn, n=1, 2, .