A Pfaffian formula for monomer-dimer partition functions

DOI10.1007/S10955-016-1484-1zbMATH Open1342.82161arXiv1510.05027OpenAlexW3102477060MaRDI QIDQ300697FDOQ300697

Authors: A. Giuliani, Ian Jauslin, E. H. Lieb 

Publication date: 28 June 2016

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

Abstract: We consider the monomer-dimer partition function on arbitrary finite planar graphs and arbitrary monomer and dimer weights, with the restriction that the only non-zero monomer weights are those on the boundary. We prove a Pfaffian formula for the corresponding partition function. As a consequence of this result, multipoint boundary monomer correlation functions at close packing are shown to satisfy fermionic statistics. Our proof is based on the celebrated Kasteleyn theorem, combined with a theorem on Pfaffians proved by one of the authors, and a careful labeling and directing procedure of the vertices and edges of the graph.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1510.05027

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zbMATH Keywords

boundary monomersmonomer-dimer problemPfaffian formula

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Planar graphs; geometric and topological aspects of graph theory (05C10) Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60)

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