frustrated J 1-J 2 Ising model on the square lattice. In particular, we focus on the cases with
controversy in the phase diagram, especially the stripe transition in the regime g=| J 2/J 1|> 1
2 (J 2> 0, J 1< 0). While recent studies claimed that the phase transition is of first order when
1 2< g< g*(with the smallest g* being 0.67), our simulations suggest that if there is such a
first-order region, it is smaller than those found in earlier studies by other methods …