Some Exact Results on the Potts Model Partition Function in a Magnetic Field

Details Some Exact Results on the Potts Model Partition Function in a Magnetic Field Some Exact Results on the Potts Model Partition Function in a Magnetic Field

2009-07-04

arxiv.org/abs/0907.0777v2

J. Phys. A 42, 385004 (2009)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

5 pages, latex

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We consider the Potts model in a magnetic field on an arbitrary graph $G$. Using a formula of F. Y. Wu for the partition function $Z$ of this model as a sum over spanning subgraphs of $G$, we prove some properties of $Z$ concerning factorization, monotonicity, and zeros. A generalization of the Tutte polynomial is presented that corresponds to this partition function. In this context we formulate and discuss two weighted graph-coloring problems. We also give a general structural result for $Z$ for cyclic strip graphs.

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