Random Magnetic Fields, Supersymmetry, and Negative Dimensions
- 10 September 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 43 (11) , 744-745
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.43.744
Abstract
We prove the equivalence, near the critical point, of a -dimensional spin system in a random external magnetic field with a ()-dimensional spin system in the absence of a magnetic field. This is due to the hidden supersymmetry of the associated stochastic differential equation. We identify a space with one anticommuting coordinate with a space having negative dimensions -2.
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