Exact partition function for the Potts model with next-nearest neighbor couplings on arbitrary-length ladders

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Abstract

We present exact calculations of partition function Z of the q-state Potts model with next-nearest-neighbor spin-spin couplings, both for the ferromagnetic and antiferromagnetic case, for arbitrary temperature, on n-vertex ladders with free, cyclic, and Möbius longitudinal boundary conditions. The free energy is calculated exactly for the infinite-length limit of these strip graphs and the thermodynamics is discussed. Considering the full generalization to arbitrary complex q and temperature, we determine the singular locus B in the corresponding C2 space, arising as the accumulation set of partition function zeros as n → ∞.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)443-478
Number of pages36
JournalInternational Journal of Modern Physics B
Volume15
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2001 Feb 20

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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