ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Potts model
;
finite-size scaling
;
Monte Carlo simulation
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract Finite-size scaling is studied for the three-state Potts model on a simple cubic lattice. We show that the specific heat and the magnetic susceptibility scale accurately as the volume. The correlation length exhibits behaviors expected for a genuine first-order transition; the one extracted from the unsubtracted correlation function shows a characteristic finite-size behavior, whereas the physical correlation length that characterizes the first excited state stays at a finite value and is discontinuous at the transition point.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01334757
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