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Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Transfer-matrix cluster approximation for lattice models

A. Šurda

Published Jan 1, 1991• 6 citations
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Abstract

A cluster approximation for the transfer-matrix method is formulated. The method yields the free energy, correlation functions, and the phase diagrams for a large class of lattice models. The high accuracy of the method is exemplified by the calculation of the critical temperature of the Ising model.
DOI
10.1103/physrevb.43.908

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