Abstract
It is shown that a simple extension of the finite size scaling method in the theory of critical phenomena can yield a sequence of approximants to any point subset of the interaction parameter space where multiple phase coexistence is possible. The method is illustrated by an application to the three-, four- and five-state Potts models, and even in its lowest order of approximation is able to distinguish the difference in the zero-field critical behaviour between the five-state and the three- and four-state models.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 020 |
Pages (from-to) | 1019-1033 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General |
Volume | 16 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1983 |