Dense frustration typically forces systems into disordered ‘glassy’ states, but simulations now demonstrate an alternative outcome: a continuous loss of global compatibility that maintains finite integrated adjacent correlation weight. This unexpected behaviour reveals a “correlated gauge liquid” where networks retain order even under extreme disruption. Unlike conventional models, this system avoids glassy locking or thermodynamic replica-symmetry breaking as disorder increases.

Researchers Simulate Frustrated Networks Avoiding Glassy Behaviour
Muhammad Rohail T.


