Critical ZN symmetric spin models in strip geometries: A Monte Carlo study

S. M. Catterall

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(89)90127-5

Critical Z_N symmetric spin models in strip geometries: A Monte Carlo study

S. M. Catterall

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Monte Carlo simulation is used to investigate the finite-size scaling of the free energy and correlation lengths in 2D spin models with discrete Z_N symmetry. The numerical results are compared with predictions from conformal invariance for a variety of transverse boundary conditions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	141-146
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics Letters B
Volume	231
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(89)90127-5
State	Published - Nov 2 1989
Externally published	Yes

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Critical Z_N symmetric spin models in strip geometries: A Monte Carlo study

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