On the mean-field spherical model

DOI10.1007/S10955-005-8031-9MaRDI QIDQ2494489zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Michael Kastner, Oliver Schnetz

Publication date 28 June 2006

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0503046

zbMATH Keywords

\(\sigma\)-modelcanonicalensemble nonequivalenceFisher zeros of partial functionmicrocanonicalphase transitionsspherical modeltopological approach

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lattice systems (Ising, dimer, Potts, etc.) and systems on graphs arising in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B20) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26)

Abstract: Exact solutions are obtained for the mean-field spherical model, with or without an external magnetic field, for any finite or infinite number N of degrees of freedom, both in the microcanonical and in the canonical ensemble. The canonical result allows for an exact discussion of the loci of the Fisher zeros of the canonical partition function. The microcanonical entropy is found to be nonanalytic for arbitrary finite N. The mean-field spherical model of finite size N is shown to be equivalent to a mixed isovector/isotensor sigma-model on a lattice of two sites. Partial equivalence of statistical ensembles is observed for the mean-field spherical model in the thermodynamic limit. A discussion of the topology of certain state space submanifolds yields insights into the relation of these topological quantities to the thermodynamic behavior of the system in the presence of ensemble nonequivalence.

Review text

In the paper due to simplicity of the mean-field spherical model, an exact solution is obtained for any finite or infinite number \(N\) of degrees of freedom, even in the presence of an external magnetic field. both in the microcanonical and in the canonical ensemble. The canonical result allows for an exact discussion of the loci of the Fisher zeros of the canonical partition function. With the exact result for the microcanonical entropy density \(s_N\), the nonanalyticity it as a function of the energy is shown for arbitrary finite \(N\). This behavior is contrary to the well-known analyticity of the canonical free energy for finite systems. Moreover, the mean-field spherical model of finite size \(N\) is shown to be equivalent to a mixed isovector/isotensor \(\sigma\)-model on a lattice of two sites. Partial equivalence of statistical ensembles is observed for the mean-field spherical model in the thermodynamic limit. A discussion of the topology of certain state space submanifolds yields insights into the relation of these topological quantities to the thermodynamic behavior of the system in the presence of ensemble nonequivalence.

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