For pt.I see ibid, vol.17, p.1251 (1984). The authors continue their study of the star-triangle relation for two-component spin models, with the help of the inversion relation. The conclusion is that the most general interaction-round-a-face models (16 non-zero parameters) that satisfy the star-triangle relations are mainly Baxter (1972) and Fan and Wu (1970) models. In this way they recover Krichever's result (1981) for the classification of the star-triangle relations for vertex models. They sketch a generalisation of this approach to models with excluded configurations, to staggered models, and to three-dimensional models (tetrahedron relations).For pt.I see ibid, vol.17, p.1251 (1984). The authors continue their study of the star-triangle relation for two-component spin models, with the help of the inversion relation. The conclusion is that the most general interaction-round-a-face models (16 non-zero parameters) that satisfy the star-triangle relations are mainly Baxter (1972) and Fan and Wu (1970) models. In this way they recover Krichever's result (1981) for the classification of the star-triangle relations for vertex models. They sketch a generalisation of this approach to models with excluded configurations, to staggered models, and to three-dimensional models (tetrahedron relations).

Journal of Physics A Mathematical and GeneralApr 21, 19845 citations

Star-Triangle Relation for a Three Dimensional Model

Bazhanov, V V, R. J. Baxter

The solvable $sl(n)$ -chiral Potts model can be interpreted as a three-dimensional lattice model with local interactions. To within a minor modification of the boundary conditions it is an Ising type model on the body centered cubic lattice with two- and three-spin interactions. The corresponding local Boltzmann weights obey a number of simple relations, including a restricted star-triangle relation, which is a modified version of the well-known star-triangle relation appearing in two-dimensional models. We show that these relations lead to remarkable symmetry properties of the Boltzmann weight function of an elementary cube of the lattice, related to spatial symmetry group of the cubic lattice. These symmetry properties allow one to prove the commutativity of the row-to-row transfer matrices, bypassing the tetrahedron relation. The partition function per site for the infinite lattice is calculated exactly.The solvable $sl(n)$-chiral Potts model can be interpreted as a three-dimensional lattice model with local interactions. To within a minor modification of the boundary conditions it is an Ising type model on the body centered cubic lattice with two- and three-spin interactions. The corresponding local Boltzmann weights obey a number of simple relations, including a restricted star-triangle relation, which is a modified version of the well-known star-triangle relation appearing in two-dimensional models. We show that these relations lead to remarkable symmetry properties of the Boltzmann weight function of an elementary cube of the lattice, related to spatial symmetry group of the cubic lattice. These symmetry properties allow one to prove the commutativity of the row-to-row transfer matrices, bypassing the tetrahedron relation. The partition function per site for the infinite lattice is calculated exactly.

Jan 1, 199364 citations

The solvable

sl(n)

-chiral Potts model can be interpreted as a three-dimensional lattice model with local interactions. To within a minor modification of the boundary conditions it is an Ising type model on the body centered cubic lattice with two- and three-spin interactions. The corresponding local Boltzmann weights obey a number of simple relations, including a restricted star-triangle relation, which is a modified version of the well-known star-triangle relation appearing in two-dimensional models. We show that these relations lead to remarkable symmetry properties of the Boltzmann weight function of an elementary cube of the lattice, related to spatial symmetry group of the cubic lattice. These symmetry properties allow one to prove the commutativity of the row-to-row transfer matrices, bypassing the tetrahedron relation. The partition function per site for the infinite lattice is calculated exactly.