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January 2008, to be published in Physical Review B1
Random-field Potts model with dipolarlike interactions: Hysteresis, avalanches,
and microstructure
A model for the study of hysteresis and avalanches in a first-order phase transition from a single variant phase to a multivariant phase is presented. The model is based on a modification of the Random Field Potts model with metastable dynamics by adding a dipolar interaction term truncated at nearest neighbors. We focus our study on hysteresis loop properties, on the three-dimensional (3D) microstructure formation and on avalanche statistics. © 2008 The American Physical Society.
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