A Field Theory for Finite Dimensional Site Disordered Spin Systems

Abstract

We present a new field theoretic approach for finite dimensional site disordered spin systems by introducing the notion of grand canonical disorder, where the number of spins in the system is random but quenched. We analyze this field theory using the variational replica formalism. For a variety of interactions we find a spin glass phase (with continuous replica symmetry breaking) and explicitly discuss a three dimensional system where this occurs. This approximation also suggests that any ferromagnetic transition occur within the spin glass phase.