Percolation properties of the 2D Heisenberg model

Abstract

We analyze the percolation properties of certain clusters defined on configurations of the 2--dimensional Heisenberg model. We find that, given any direction \vec{n} in O(3) space, the spins almost perpendicular to \vec{n} form a percolating cluster. This result gives indications of how the model can avoid a previously conjectured Kosterlitz-Thouless phase transition at finite temperature T.

Comments: 4 pages, 3 eps figures. Revised version (more clear abstract, some new references)