Integral representation for the spin Ising ferromagnet

B. Frank, O Mitran

B. Frank, O Mitran

B. Frank

The rational values beta = 5 / 16 , delta =5, alpha = 1 / 8 , nu = 5 / 8 , and eta =0 of the critical exponents for the three-dimensional spin 1 / 2 Ising ferromagnet are shown to be consistent with a recently-derived linearised equation for the Ising two-spin correlation function. This equation arises from an exact integral representation which previously, on application of a straightforward approximation for higher-order cumulant averages, was shown to yield transition temperatures T c to within 2% of their correct values for the cubic lattices. In the search for beta , the requirement is imposed that the correction terms for the magnetisation and for M 2 , a quantity closely related to the system internal energy, be analytic in some power of T c -T (which turns out to be 1 / 8 ) when the external magnetic field h is zero.

B G S Doman

Qing Jiang, Zhen‐Ya Li

By use of a combination of the two-spin cluster approximation with the discretized path-integral representation, the surface phase diagrams and surface thermodynamic quantities, such as free energy, specific heat, and susceptibility, of a semi-infinite Ising ferromagnet in the presence of a surface transverse field are investigated.

B. Frank, O Mitran

An infinite set of coupled integral equations is found, with the use of a spectral theorem for the correlation functions of the spin-1/2 three-dimensional Ising model. The second equation is linearised to yield the two spin correlation function. The Ward identity is then satisfied. Those approximations which give the Weiss and spherical model results are indicated. The transition temperature is calculated for SC, BCC and FCC lattices using a product average decomposition of the higher-order correlation functions. The scheme is seen to converge toward the respective values 0.738, 0.789 and 0.823 of 4/ beta c J(0) which are within 2% of the exact values 0.752, 0.794 and 0.816.