Publications [#245710] of Shailesh Chandrasekharan

Papers Published

1. Podolsky, D; Berkeley, UC; Chandrasekharan, S; Vishwanath, A; Berkeley, LBL, Novel transitions in S=1 spinor condensates and XY Ashkin-Teller universality, arXiv:0707.0695 [cond-mat.stat-mech] (2007)
   (last updated on 2025/07/04)

   Abstract:
   We study spin-1 polar spinor condensates with magnetic anisotropy, in two spatial dimensions at finite temperatures. The topological binding of vorticity to nematic disclinations leads to a rich phase diagram, which is captured by a U(1) version of the Ashkin-Teller model. In particular, a "cascaded" Kosterlitz-Thouless critical point, with two diverging scales, is predicted. Numerical simulations are performed to check our picture.