Critical surface of the 1-2 model

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Abstract: The 1-2 model on the hexagonal lattice is a model of statistical mechanics in which each vertex is constrained to have degree either 1 or 2. There are three types of edge, and three corresponding parameters a, b, c. It is proved that, when agebgec>0, the surface given by sqrta=sqrtb+sqrtc is critical. The proof hinges upon a representation of the partition function in terms of that of a certain dimer model. This dimer model may be studied via the Pfaffian representation of Fisher, Kasteleyn, and Temperley. It is proved, in addition, that the two-edge correlation function converges exponentially fast with distance when sqrtaesqrtb+sqrtc. Many of the results may be extended to periodic models.











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