Massive field-theory approach to surface critical behavior in three-dimensional systems.

DOI10.1016/S0550-3213(98)00489-1zbMATH Open1047.81537arXivcond-mat/9804083MaRDI QIDQ1570586FDOQ1570586

Authors: H. W. Diehl, M. A. Shpot 

Publication date: 11 July 2000

Published in: Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The massive field-theory approach for studying critical behavior in fixed space dimensions $d<4$ is extended to systems with surfaces.This enables one to study surface critical behavior directly in dimensions $d<4$ without having to resort to the $epsilon$ expansion. The approach is elaborated for the representative case of the semi-infinite $$ $n$-vector model with a boundary term $$ in the action. To make the theory uv finite in bulk dimensions $3led<4$, a renormalization of the surface enhancement $c_0$ is required in addition to the standard mass renormalization. Adequate normalization conditions for the renormalized theory are given. This theory involves two mass parameter: the usual bulk `mass' (inverse correlation length) $m$, and the renormalized surface enhancement $c$. Thus the surface renormalization factors depend on the renormalized coupling constant $u$ and the ratio $c/m$. The special and ordinary surface transitions correspond to the limits $mo0$ with $c/mo0$ and $c/moinfty$, respectively. It is shown that the surface-enhancement renormalization turns into an additive renormalization in the limit $c/moinfty$. The renormalization factors and exponent functions with $c/m=0$ and $c/m=infty$ that are needed to determine the surface critical exponents of the special and ordinary transitions are calculated to two-loop order. The associated series expansions are analyzed by Pad'e-Borel summation techniques. The resulting numerical estimates for the surface critical exponents are in good agreement with recent Monte Carlo simulations. This also holds for the surface crossover exponent $Phi$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9804083

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Renormalization group methods applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T17)

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