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Ising Universality in Three Dimensions: A Monte Carlo Study

Henk W. J. Blöte, Erik Luijten, Jouke R. Heringa

Published Jan 1, 1995• 178 citations
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Abstract

We investigate three Ising models on the simple cubic lattice by means of Monte Carlo methods and finite-size scaling. These models are the spin- 1 2 Ising model with nearest-neighbor interactions, a spin- 1 2 model with nearest-neighbor and third-neighbor interactions, and a spin-1 model with nearest-neighbor interactions. The results are in accurate agreement with the hypothesis of universality. Analysis of the finite-size scaling behavior reveals corrections beyond those caused by the leading irrelevant scaling field. We find that the correction-to-scaling amplitudes are strongly dependent on the introduction of further-neighbor interactions or a third spin state. In a spin-1 Ising model, these corrections appear to be very small. This is very helpful for the determination of the universal constants of the Ising model. The renormalization exponents of the Ising model are determined as y t =1.587 (2), yh =2.4815 (15) and y i = -0.82 (6). The universal ratio Q = #m 2 # 2 /#m 4...

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