ISSN:
1572-9613
Keywords:
Coulomb gas
;
solvable models
;
finite-size corrections
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract An exact solution is given for a two-dimensional model of a Coulomb gas, more general than the previously solved ones. The system is made up of a uniformly charged background, positive particles, and negative particles, on the surface of a sphere. At the special value Γ=2 of the reduced inverse temperature, the classical equilibrium statistical mechanics is worked out: the correlations and the grand potential are calculated. The thermodynamic limit is taken, and as it is approached the grand potential exhibits a finite-size correction of the expected universal form.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02179646
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