Rigorous analysis of discontinuous phase transitions via mean-field bounds (Q1416891)
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Rigorous analysis of discontinuous phase transitions via mean-field bounds (English)
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16 December 2003
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The paper gives a complete and consistent analysis of discontinuous phase transitions in lattice models. The authors developed a general method to check this kind of phase transitions via discontinuity of the transition in the associated mean-field theory. In spite of to develop their method the authors use essentially a ``magnetic language'', their theory is general to be easily accommodated other type models. As an application the authors consider Potts-type models and a non-diluted \(O(N)\)-nematic liquid-crystal model.
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mean-field bounds
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discontinuous phase transitions
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