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A Soluble Free-Fermion Model in d Dimensions

Condensed Matter 2009-10-22 v2

Abstract

We consider a vertex model in d dimensions characterized by lines which run in a preferred direction. We show that this vertex model is soluble if the weights of vertices with intersecting lines are given by a free-fermion condition, and that a fugacity -1 is associated to each loop of lines. The solution is obtained by mapping the model into a dimer problem and by evaluating a Pfaffian. We also determine the critical point and the singular behavior of the free energy.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9412022,
  title  = {A Soluble Free-Fermion Model in d Dimensions},
  author = {F. Y. Wu and H. Y. Huang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9412022},
  year   = {2009}
}

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19 pages, REVTEX, 6 figures

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