The possibility of calculating the partition function for Ising models on certain finite groups through group representation theory and the Dimer method is discussed.
We derive a general formula giving a representation of the partition function of the one-dimensional Ising model of a system of N particles in the form of an explicitly defined functional of the spectral invariants of finite submatrices of a certain infinite Toeplitz matrix. We obtain an asymptotic representation of the partition function for large N, which can be a base for explicitly calculating some thermodynamic averages, for example, the specific free energy, in the case of a general translation-invariant spin interaction (not necessarily only between nearest neighbors). We estimate the partition function from above and below in the plane of the complex variable β (β is the inverse temperature) and consider the conditions under which these estimates are asymptotically equivalent as N → ∞
Abstract We present a systematic method to calculate the universal scaling functions for the critical Casimir force and the according potential of the two-dimensional Ising model with various boundary conditions. Therefore we start with the dimer representation of the corresponding partition function Z on an L × M square lattice, wrapped around a torus with aspect ratio ρ = L / M . By assuming periodic boundary conditions and translational invariance in at least one direction, we systematically reduce the problem to a 2 × 2 transfer matrix representation. For the torus we first reproduce the results by Kaufman and then give a detailed calculation of the scaling functions. Afterwards we present the calculation for the cylinder with open boundary conditions. All scaling functions are given in form of combinations of infinite products and integrals. Our results reproduce the known scaling functions in the limit of thin films ρ → 0 . Additionally, for the cylinder at criticality our results confirm the predictions from conformal field theory.