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arXiv:2001.01693

Susceptibility of the one-dimensional Ising model: is the singularity at T = 0 an essential one?

Taylor, James H.

Published Jan 6, 2020• 0 citations

Abstract

The zero-field isothermal susceptibility of the one-dimensional Ising model with nearest-neighbor interactions and a finite number of spins is shown to have a relatively simple singularity as the temperature approaches zero, proportional only to the inverse temperature. This is in contrast to what is seen throughout the literature for the inifinite chain: an essential singularity that includes an exponential dependence on the inverse temperature. Assuming an arbitrary (but finite) number of spins and retaining terms that are usually considered ignorable in the thermodynamic limit, the analysis involves nothing beyond straightforward series expansions, starting either from the partition function for a closed chain in a magnetic field, obtained using the transfer-matrix approach; or from the expression for the zero-field susceptibility found via the fluctuation-dissipation theorem. In both cases, the exponential singularity is exactly removed. In addition, the susceptibility per spin is found to increase with the number of spins (except in the case of noninteracting spins), a result which is also at variance with what is normally reported for an infinite chain.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2001.01693

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