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Physical review. B, Solid state

Confluent singularities and the correction-to-scaling exponent for the d=3 fcc Ising model

D. M. Saul, Michael Wortis, David Jasnow

Published Apr 1, 1975• 108 citations
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Abstract

The susceptibility of the spin-$s$ nearest-neighbor fcc Ising model is studied at zero magnetic field by twelve-term high-temperature series. We find that the data near criticality are consistent with $\ensuremath{\chi}=A(s){t}^{\frac{\ensuremath{-}5}{4}}[1+B(s){t}^{{\ensuremath{\Delta}}_{1}}]$, $t=1\ensuremath{-}\frac{{T}_{c}(s)}{T}$. The correction-to-scaling exponent has the universal value ${\ensuremath{\Delta}}_{1}=0.50\ifmmode\pm\else\textpm\fi{}0.05$ in good agreement with $\ensuremath{\epsilon}$-expansion estimates. The confluent amplitude $B(s)$ vanishes at $s=\frac{1}{2}$ to within uncertainties. Values of the critical parameters are tabulated for a variety of spins.

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10.1103/physrevb.11.2571

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