Progress of Theoretical Physics
Critical Exponents for Long-Range Interactions. I
Masuo Suzuki
Abstract
The critical exponents r and a are derived in powers of 1/n to first order for the n- vector model (or n-component system) with long-range interactions.The results show that the exponents have discontinuity with respect to the potential-range " at <T=2 for d>2 (d: dimensionality).It is also shown that they depend upon d and "• rather independently.The connection of the present results with the ones derived in E-expansion is briefly discussed.The 1/n-expansion of other critical exponents such as {J, iJ, "' and 71 are also discussed.§ 1. Introduction and summary Critical exponents characteristic of critical phenomena depend upon the dimensionality d, symmetry (or the degrees of freedom, n) and potential-range s (or effective potential-range rJ).Among these three parameters, the d-and n- dependences of critical exponents have been investigated 1 l-4 l mainly by using an expansion method combined with renormalization group techniques. 5> However, the potential-range s (or rJ) is also a very important parameter for critical phenomena, in particular for the purpose of discussing critical behavior in systems of restricted dimensionality, in which there would occur no phase transition otherwise.6>One of our main purposes in this paper is to investigate how the critical exponents depend upon the three parameters d, n and (J, particularly to clarify the mutual relationship between dimensionality d and potential-range s (or rJ).For this purpose, the critical exponents for general d and s (or rJ) are calculated, (I) by applying 1/n-expansion 7 > to n-vector model with potential-range s, and (II) by extending s-expansion 1 >• 2 > to a generalized effective Hamiltonian of Wilson-type 8 >• 6 l (essentially equivalent to the n-vector model with long-range interactions).Following Wilson 2 l and Fisher,ll for any real value d(>1), we make use of the formulae (2n)-a S d"-kf(k~) =Ka f"ka-~(k~)dk,Downloaded from https://academic.oup.com/ptp/article/49/2/424/1856924 by guest on 12 August 2023Critical Exponents for Long-Range Interactions.I with Ka = 2-<"-t>n-"12 [T(d/2) J-t.The effective potential-range (J is defined by rJ=s for O<s<2 and rJ=2 for s>2 through the interaction