Journal of Statistical Physics, Vol. 64, Nos. 1/2, 1991, p. 329-361.
The dynamics of the one-dimensional spin glass with asymmetric interactions between neighboring spins is considered. We confine ourselves to discrete couplings with values +-J. We show that the algebraic decay of the remanent magnetization of the infinite +-J-spin chain at zero temperature is only valid for symmetric couplings. Our analytical investigations as well as computer simulations show stretched exponential decay for any finite concentration of antisymmetric bonds. Thus, the asymmetric +-J-spin chain shows an asymmetry-induced phase transition at zero temperature.