q -Gaussian Crossover in Overlap Spectra toward 3D Edwards-Anderson Criticality

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Authors: Yaprak Önder, Abbas Ali Saberi, Roderich Moessner
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Abstract

We introduce a spectral approach to characterizing the three-dimensional Edwards-Anderson spin glass. By analyzing the eigenvalue statistics of overlap matrices constructed from two-dimensional cross sections, we identify a crossover from the Wigner semicircle law at high temperatures toward a Gaussian distribution, which is consistently attained near the spin-glass critical point. Visible for different distributions of the random coupling, the Gaussian distribution can potentially serve as a robust spectral indicator of criticality. Remarkably, the spectral density is well described by Tsallis statistics, with the entropic index q evolving from q=-1 (semicircle, T=∞) to q=1 (Gaussian) at T_{c}, revealing a statistical structure inside the paramagnetic phase. We find q≤1 within numerical precision. While the local level statistics remain consistent with Gaussian orthogonal ensemble statistics, reflecting standard level repulsion, the temperature dependence appears mainly in the global spectral density. Our results present spectral statistics as a computationally efficient complement to multireplica correlator methods and provide a new perspective on cooperative and critical phenomena in disordered systems.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Theoretical and Computational Physics Statistical Mechanics and Entropy Quantum chaos and dynamical systems

Publication details

Journal / source
Physical Review Letters
Volume
136
Issue
8
Pages
087103–087103
Publication date
9 February 2026
Language
EN