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Jesper Lykke Jacobsen1, Jané Kondev
1Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques, Université Paris-Sud, Bâtiment 100, F-91405 Orsay, France. jacobsen@ipno.in2p3.fr
Abstract:
We study the scaling limit of a fully packed loop model in two dimensions, where the loops are endowed with a bending rigidity. The scaling limit is described by a three-parameter family of conformal field theories, which we characterize via its Coulomb-gas representation. One choice for two of the three parameters reproduces the critical line of the exactly solvable six-vertex model, while another corresponds to the Flory model of polymer melting. Exact central charge and critical exponents are calculated for polymer melting in two dimensions. Contrary to predictions from mean-field theory we show that polymer melting, as described by the Flory model, is continuous. We test our field theoretical results against numerical transfer matrix calculations.
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