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Tricritical O(n) models in two dimensions.

Bernard Nienhuis¹, Wenan Guo, Henk W J Blöte

¹Instituut voor Theoretische Fysica, Universiteit van Amsterdam, Valckenierstraat 65, The Netherlands.

Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics

|March 5, 2009

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This study reveals an equivalence between the O(n) model and a tricritical point model with vacancies. Analytic and numerical results for universal parameters, including scaling dimensions, are presented for n up to 32.

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Area of Science:

Statistical Mechanics
Condensed Matter Physics
Quantum Field Theory

Background:

The two-dimensional O(n) model is a fundamental model in statistical mechanics.
Understanding its low-temperature behavior and critical phenomena is crucial for various physical systems.

Purpose of the Study:

To establish an exact equivalence between the low-temperature O(n) model and a tricritical point model.
To derive analytic results for universal parameters of the tricritical point model.
To verify these results numerically.

Main Methods:

Analytic calculations for the O(n) model and its tricritical counterpart.
Transfer-matrix calculations for numerical verification.
Utilizing a generalized ADE model as an intermediary for theoretical analysis.

Main Results:

Demonstrated equivalence between the low-temperature O(n) model and a tricritical point model with vacancies and modified n.
Derived exact tricritical point, conformal anomaly, and scaling dimensions (thermal, magnetic, crossover exponents) for n <= 32.
Presented the tricritical model in a Coulomb gas formulation and derived the one-point distribution function.

Conclusions:

The study provides a comprehensive analytic and numerical understanding of a tricritical point in a two-dimensional statistical model.
The established equivalence and derived parameters offer insights into critical phenomena and universality classes.