Octupolar order in the multiple spin exchange model on a triangular lattice

We show how a gapless spin liquid with hidden octupolar order arises in an applied magnetic field, in a model applicable to thin films of He-3 with competing ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic (cyclic) exchange interactions. Evidence is also presented for nematic-i.e., quadrupolar-correlations bordering on ferromagnetism in the absence of a magnetic field.