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Comment on ``Antiferromagnetic Potts Models''

High Energy Physics - Lattice 2009-01-23 v1

Abstract

We show that the Wang-Swendsen-Koteck\'y algorithm for antiferromagnetic qq-state Potts models is nonergodic at zero temperature for q=3q=3 on periodic 3m×3n3m \times 3n lattices where m,nm,n are relatively prime. For q4q \ge 4 and/or other lattice sizes or boundary conditions, the ergodicity at zero temperature is an open question.

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@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9304002,
  title  = {Comment on ``Antiferromagnetic Potts Models''},
  author = {Mona Lubin and Alan D. Sokal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9304002},
  year   = {2009}
}

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3 pages, 10774 bytes Latex, NYU-TH-93/04/01