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Main Authors: Klos, Kyra H. M., Disselhoff, Jan, Wand, Michael, Everschor-Sitte, Karin, Schmid, Friederike
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Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00732
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author Klos, Kyra H. M.
Disselhoff, Jan
Wand, Michael
Everschor-Sitte, Karin
Schmid, Friederike
author_facet Klos, Kyra H. M.
Disselhoff, Jan
Wand, Michael
Everschor-Sitte, Karin
Schmid, Friederike
contents Localized topological defects inherently possess a multiscale character. While their microstructure configuration depends on the specific physical system, their topological features and mutual interactions can be described on the macroscale in terms of a particle representation. However, determining the physical properties associated with a given defect pattern often requires knowledge of the underlying microscopic structure. In this work, we extend a Wasserstein generative adversarial neural network by incorporating physical constraints and Fourier-space information to generate microscopic spin configurations consistent with prescribed macroscopic patterns and thermodynamic parameters. Using the two-dimensional XY model as a test case, where vortex-antivortex pairs act as long-range interacting defects, we show that the model generates spin configurations that accurately reproduce magnetization, susceptibility, helicity modulus, and spin-spin correlations over a wide range of temperatures below the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition. At the same time, deviations in the specific heat reveal limitations in reproducing higher order energy fluctuations. A complementary analysis based on topological data analysis uncovers subtle differences in global spin-correlation structures at near critical temperatures that are not apparent from conventional correlation functions alone. These results demonstrate both the promise and current limitations of generative approaches for multiscale studies of defect-dominated spin systems and at the same time highlight topological methods as valuable tools for characterizing critical behavior.
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spellingShingle Reconstruction of spin structures from topological charge distributions via generative neural network systems
Klos, Kyra H. M.
Disselhoff, Jan
Wand, Michael
Everschor-Sitte, Karin
Schmid, Friederike
Statistical Mechanics
Localized topological defects inherently possess a multiscale character. While their microstructure configuration depends on the specific physical system, their topological features and mutual interactions can be described on the macroscale in terms of a particle representation. However, determining the physical properties associated with a given defect pattern often requires knowledge of the underlying microscopic structure. In this work, we extend a Wasserstein generative adversarial neural network by incorporating physical constraints and Fourier-space information to generate microscopic spin configurations consistent with prescribed macroscopic patterns and thermodynamic parameters. Using the two-dimensional XY model as a test case, where vortex-antivortex pairs act as long-range interacting defects, we show that the model generates spin configurations that accurately reproduce magnetization, susceptibility, helicity modulus, and spin-spin correlations over a wide range of temperatures below the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition. At the same time, deviations in the specific heat reveal limitations in reproducing higher order energy fluctuations. A complementary analysis based on topological data analysis uncovers subtle differences in global spin-correlation structures at near critical temperatures that are not apparent from conventional correlation functions alone. These results demonstrate both the promise and current limitations of generative approaches for multiscale studies of defect-dominated spin systems and at the same time highlight topological methods as valuable tools for characterizing critical behavior.
title Reconstruction of spin structures from topological charge distributions via generative neural network systems
topic Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.00732