On the universality of fully packed loop models

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DOI10.1088/0305-4470/32/29/305zbMATH Open0962.82018arXivcond-mat/9903132OpenAlexW3103267416WikidataQ58082648 ScholiaQ58082648MaRDI QIDQ4948833FDOQ4948833


Authors: Jesper Lykke Jacobsen Edit this on Wikidata


Publication date: 26 April 2000

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Fully packed loop models on the square and the honeycomb lattice constitute new classes of critical behaviour, distinct from those of the low-temperature O(n) model. A simple symmetry argument suggests that such compact phases are only possible when the underlying lattice is bipartite. Motivated by the hope of identifying further compact universality classes we therefore study the fully packed loop model on the square-octagon lattice. Surprisingly, this model is only critical for loop weights n < 1.88, and its scaling limit coincides with the dense phase of the O(n) model. For n=2 it is exactly equivalent to the selfdual 9-state Potts model. These analytical predictions are confirmed by numerical transfer matrix results. Our conclusions extend to a large class of bipartite decorated lattices.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9903132




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