A generalized representation for the scaling form of free energy of the system near the phase transition point is proposed.Explicit expressions for coefficients as functions of the reduced temperature and external field in the case of T > Tc are obtained at the microscopic level.
An analytic method for deriving the free energy of a three-dimensional Ising-like system near the critical point in a homogeneous external field is developed in the the ρ6 model approximation. The mathematical description proposed for temperatures T>Tc (Tc is the phase-transition temperature in the absence of an external field) is valid for fields near , where the scaling variable is of the order of unity and power series in this variable are not effective. At the limiting field , the temperature and field effects on the system in the vicinity of the critical point are equivalent. The total free energy is obtained as a function of temperature, field and microscopic parameters of the system without using series expansions in the scaling variable. In addition to leading terms, the expression for the free energy includes the terms determining the temperature and field confluent corrections.
The microscopic approach to calculating and investigating the three-dimensional (3D) Ising-like system thermodynamics above and below the phase transition temperature Tc is developed using the collective variables method.Mathematical description is performed within the framework of the higher non-Gaussian approximation ( 6 model) taking into account the corrections to scaling.A nonuniversal factor depending on microscopic parameters of the system is singled out in the expressions for leading critical amplitudes and correction-to-scaling amplitudes.Numerical estimates of the critical region size, phase transition temperature as well as the graphs of temperature dependences of entropy and other thermodynamic characteristics near Tc are given for various values of eective radius of the exponentially decreasing interaction potential.The variation of the free energy of the system at the phase transition point, average spin moment, and speci c heat with increasing ratio of the potential eective radius to the simple cubic lattice constant is traced.The results of calculations and their comparison with the other authors' data show that the 6 model provides a more adequate quantitative description of the critical behaviour of a 3D Ising-like system than the 4 model.
The present work is devoted to the investigation of the 3D Ising-like model in the presence of an external field in the vicinity of critical point.The method of collective variables is used.General expressions for the order parameter and susceptibility are calculated as functions of temperature and the external field as well as scaling functions of that are explicitly obtained.The results are compared with the ones obtained within the framework of parametric representation of the equation of state and Monte Carlo simulations.New expression for the exit point from critical regime of the order parameter fluctuations is proposed and used for the calculation.
Method of Calculating the Free Energy of Three-Dimensional Ising-Like System in an External Field with the Use of the ρ6 Model
The microscopic approach to calculating the free energy of a three-dimensional Ising-like system in a homogeneous external field is developed in the higher non-Gaussian approximation (the ρ6 model) at temperatures above the critical value of Tc (Tc is the phase-transition temperature in the absence of an external field). The free energy of the system is found by separating the contributions from the short- and long-wave spin-density oscillation modes taking into account both the temperature and field fluctuations of the order parameter. Our analytical calculations do not involve power series in the scaling variable and are valid in the whole field-temperature plane near the critical point including the region in the vicinity of the limiting field h~c, which divides external fields into the weak and strong ones (i.e., the crossover region). In this region, the temperature and field effects on the system are equivalent, the scaling variable is of the order of unity, and power series are not efficient. The obtained expression for the free energy contains the leading terms and terms determining the temperature and field confluent corrections.
A microscopic approach to the investigation of the three-dimensional Ising-like system thermodynamics below the phase transition temperature T c is schematically presented within the framework of the higher non-Gaussian approximation (ρ 6 model) taking into account the corrections to scaling. A microscopic analogue of the Landau free energy is calculated. Explicit expressions for the thermodynamic characteristics are obtained as functions of the temperature and microscopic parameters of the system. The thermodynamic characteristics near T c and their amplitudes are given for various values of the effective radius of the exponentially decreasing interaction potential (including the values corresponding to the nearest-neighbour interaction, the interaction between the nearest and next-nearest neighbours, and that between the nearest, next-nearest, and third neighbours). The evolutions of the free energy of the system at the phase transition point, average spin moment, and specific heat with increasing ratio of the potential effective radius to the simple cubic lattice constant are plotted. The results of calculations and their comparison with other authors' data show that the ρ 6 model provides a better quantitative description of the critical behaviour of a three-dimensional Ising magnetic than the ρ 4 model.