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The presence of a phase transition of the BKT universality class is shown in an off-lattice model of particles with purely repulsive interaction employing computer simulations. A critical spin wave region 0 &amp;lt; T &amp;lt; TBKT is found with a nonuniversal exponent \u03b7(T) that follows the shape suggested by BKT theory, including a critical value consistent with \u03b7BKT = 1\/4. One can observe a transition from power-law decay to exponential decay in the static correlation functions at the transition temperature TBKT, which is supported by finite-size scaling analysis. A critical temperature TBKT = 0.17(1) is suggested. Investigations into the dynamic aspects of the phase transition are carried out. The short-time behavior of the incoherent spin autocorrelation function agrees with the Nelson\u2013Fisher prediction, whereas the long-time behavior differs from the finite-size scaling known for the static XY model. Analysis of coherent spin wave dynamics shows that the spin wave peak is a propagating mode that can be reasonably well fitted by hydrodynamic theory. 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