Structure of the Partition Function and Transfer Matrices for the Potts Model in a Magnetic Field on Lattice Strips

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2009-07-06

arxiv.org/abs/0907.0925v2

J. Stat. Phys. 137, 667-699 (2009)

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Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

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We determine the general structure of the partition function of the $q$-state Potts model in an external magnetic field, $Z(G,q,v,w)$ for arbitrary $q$, temperature variable $v$, and magnetic field variable $w$, on cyclic, M\"obius, and free strip graphs $G$ of the square (sq), triangular (tri), and honeycomb (hc) lattices with width $L_y$ and arbitrarily great length $L_x$. For the cyclic case we prove that the partition function has the form $Z(\Lambda,L_y \times L_x,q,v,w)=\sum_{d=0}^{L_y} \tilde c^{(d)} Tr[(T_{Z,\Lambda,L_y,d})^m]$, where $\Lambda$ denotes the lattice type, $\tilde c^{(d)}$ are specified polynomials of degree $d$ in $q$, $T_{Z,\Lambda,L_y,d}$ is the corresponding transfer matrix, and $m=L_x$ ($L_x/2$) for $\Lambda=sq, tri (hc)$, respectively. An analogous formula is given for M\"obius strips, while only $T_{Z,\Lambda,L_y,d=0}$ appears for free strips. We exhibit a method for calculating $T_{Z,\Lambda,L_y,d}$ for arbitrary $L_y$ and give illustrative examples. Explicit results for arbitrary $L_y$ are presented for $T_{Z,\Lambda,L_y,d}$ with $d=L_y$ and $d=L_y-1$. We find very simple formulas for the determinant $det(T_{Z,\Lambda,L_y,d})$. We also give results for self-dual cyclic strips of the square lattice.

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