physica status solidi (b)
Extended chain approximation in quasi‐one‐dimensional ising model
Y. Muraoka, Toshihiro Idogaki
Abstract
Abstract The extended chain approximation (ECA) in the quasi‐one‐dimensional Ising model is proposed and is found to give the same results as the Bethe‐Peierls approximation for the ferromagnetic Ising model. It is discussed that the ECA can be applied to complicated systems such as the axial next‐nearest‐neighbour Ising (ANNNI) model, etc.