On the merit of a central limit theorem-based approximation in statistical physics

DOI10.1007/S10955-012-0442-9MaRDI QIDQ2428516zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Oleg V. Lychkovskiy, Bruno Leggio, A. Messina

Publication date 26 April 2012

Published in Journal of Statistical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.1091

zbMATH Keywords

central limit theoremfree energyIsing modelquantum statistical mechanics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Central limit and other weak theorems (60F05) Many-body theory; quantum Hall effect (81V70) Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Statistical thermodynamics (82B30)

Abstract: The applicability conditions of a recently reported Central Limit Theorem-based approximation method in statistical physics are investigated and rigorously determined. The failure of this method at low and intermediate temperature is proved as well as its inadequacy to disclose quantum criticalities at fixed temperatures. Its high temperature predictions are in addition shown to coincide with those stemming from straightforward appropriate expansions up to (k_B T)^(-2). Our results are clearly illustrated by comparing the exact and approximate temperature dependence of the free energy of some exemplary physical systems.

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