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Physical review. B, Condensed matter

Generalized Ornstein-Zernike equation

Gerald L. Jones

Published Nov 1, 1984• 0 citations
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Abstract

A previously proposed generalization of the usual Ornstein-Zernike equation for near-critical correlations is examined. It is shown that near the critical point, to leading order, this equation is compatible with realistic critical behavior in both spatial and thermal variables. The scaling predictions of this equation are compared to known results for $d=2$ and $d=3$ Ising models. The generalized equation changes the usual Ornstein-Zernike values of various quantities in qualitatively the correct way; however, quantitative discrepancies remain.

DOI
10.1103/physrevb.30.5279

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A detailed calculation, to order ${\ensuremath{\epsilon}}^{2} (\ensuremath{\epsilon}=4\ensuremath{-}d)$, of the two-point-correlation function of an Ising-like system in the whole critical region is presented. The scaling function is shown to be a cut-off-independent function of two variables which is universal in the context of a sharp cut off. Explicit asymptotic expansions in the large and small momentum (relative to the inverse correlation length) are given. Particular attention is paid to the corrections from the Ornstein-Zernike theory. These corrections are two orders of magnitude larger below Tc{T}_{c}Tc​ than above. Numerical comparison with series-expansion results agree surprisingly well. A powerful technique of evaluating diagrams using the Fourier transform of the propagator is also presented.
Power-series expansions of the spin-pair correlation functions of the square, sc, and bcc Ising lattices have been obtained using the semi-invariant approach for general field HHH and temperature TTT. In three dimensions P\'ade-approximant analyses indicate $2{v}^{\ensuremath{'}}=1.285\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.020$, in agreement with scaling, but $2{v}^{c}\ensuremath{\simeq}0.835\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.02$ which is some (1-3)% above the scaling prediction ${v}^{c}=\frac{v}{\ensuremath{\beta}\ensuremath{\delta}}\ensuremath{\simeq}0.823$. However, ratio techniques reveal that this discrepancy can be attributed to significant confluent critical singularities. Cubic and quintic parametric representations of the critical equation of state, and corresponding expressions for the correlation length, ${\ensuremath{\xi}}_{1}(H, T)$, are developed, which are considerable improvements over the linear model. The universality and spherical symmetry of the critical scattering intensity $\stackrel{^}{\ensuremath{\chi}}(\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{k}}, H, T)$ is confirmed to within (1-2)% by estimating suitable invariant combinations of amplitudes. The deviations from Ornstein-Zernike theory for general HHH and TTT are found to be considerably greater than for H=0H=0H=0, T>TcT>{T}_{c}T>Tc​. Complete parametric scaling representations of $\stackrel{^}{\ensuremath{\chi}}(\stackrel{\ensuremath{\rightarrow}}{\mathrm{k}}, H, T)$ are developed for three dimensions; corresponding scaling approximants are constructed in two dimensions but only for T=TcT={T}_{c}T=Tc​ and for $T\ensuremath{\gtrless}{T}_{c}$ with H=0H=0H=0.
The critical scattering parameters have been calculated for an Ising-like system in a field, below and above Tc{T}_{c}Tc​ up to second order in $\ensuremath{\epsilon}(=4\ensuremath{-}d)$. The corrections to the Ornstein-Zernike form in the small- and large-$q\ensuremath{\xi}$ limit are presented and their relevance to experiments is discussed.