Topology and phase transitions: a paradigmatic evidence

DOI10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.84.2774arXivcond-mat/9911235WikidataQ51644420 ScholiaQ51644420MaRDI QIDQ6466201FDOQ6466201

Authors: Roberto Franzosi, Marco Pettini, Lionel Spinelli 

Publication date: 16 November 1999

Abstract: We report upon the numerical computation of the Euler characteristic chi (a topologic invariant) of the equipotential hypersurfaces Sigma_v of the configuration space of the two-dimensional lattice $ph{i}^4$ model. The pattern chi(Sigma_v) vs. v (potential energy) reveals that a major topology change in the family {Sigma_v}_{vin R} is at the origin of the phase transition in the model considered. The direct evidence given here - of the relevance of topology for phase transitions - is obtained through a general method that can be applied to any other model.

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