Potts Model Partition Functions for Self-Dual Families of Strip Graphs

Details Potts Model Partition Functions for Self-Dual Families of Strip Graphs Potts Model Partition Functions for Self-Dual Families of Strip Graphs

2001-06-28

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0106607v2

Physica A 301, 301-329 (2001)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

36 pages, latex, three postscript figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0378-4371(01)00409-5

We consider the $q$-state Potts model on families of self-dual strip graphs $G_D$ of the square lattice of width $L_y$ and arbitrarily great length $L_x$, with periodic longitudinal boundary conditions. The general partition function $Z$ and the T=0 antiferromagnetic special case $P$ (chromatic polynomial) have the respective forms $\sum_{j=1}^{N_{F,L_y,\lambda}} c_{F,L_y,j} (\lambda_{F,L_y,j})^{L_x}$, with $F=Z,P$. For arbitrary $L_y$, we determine (i) the general coefficient $c_{F,L_y,j}$ in terms of Chebyshev polynomials, (ii) the number $n_F(L_y,d)$ of terms with each type of coefficient, and (iii) the total number of terms $N_{F,L_y,\lambda}$. We point out interesting connections between the $n_Z(L_y,d)$ and Temperley-Lieb algebras, and between the $N_{F,L_y,\lambda}$ and enumerations of directed lattice animals. Exact calculations of $P$ are presented for $2 \le L_y \le 4$. In the limit of infinite length, we calculate the ground state degeneracy per site (exponent of the ground state entropy), $W(q)$. Generalizing $q$ from ${\mathbb Z}_+$ to ${\mathbb C}$, we determine the continuous locus ${\cal B}$ in the complex $q$ plane where $W(q)$ is singular. We find the interesting result that for all $L_y$ values considered, the maximal point at which ${\cal B}$ crosses the real $q$ axis, denoted $q_c$ is the same, and is equal to the value for the infinite square lattice, $q_c=3$. This is the first family of strip graphs of which we are aware that exhibits this type of universality of $q_c$.

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