Simulated low temperature (left) and high temperature (right) phase of a 2D Ising model. (IMAGE)

Tokyo Metropolitan University

Simulated low temperature (left) and high temperature (right) phase of a 2D Ising model.

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Simulated low temperature (left) and high temperature (right) phase of a 2D Ising model, where blue points are spins pointing up, and the red points are spins pointing down. Notice that the spins in the low temperature phase are mostly in the same direction. This is called a ferromagnetic phase. On the other hand, at high temperature, the ratio of up to down spins is closer to 50:50. This is called a paramagnetic phase.

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