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Critical Temperature(s) of Sierpinski Carpet(s)

Statistical Mechanics 2026-03-03 v2 High Energy Physics - Lattice

Abstract

We present a key algorithmic improvement to the generalized combinatorial Feynman--Vdovichenko method for calculating the critical temperature of the Ising model on Sierpinski carpets SCk(a,b)SC_k(a,b), originally introduced in arxiv:1505.02699. By reformulating the method in terms of purely real-valued transfer matrices, we substantially reduce their dimension. This optimization, together with modern computational resources, enables us to reach generation k=10k=10 for the canonical SCk(3,1)SC_k(3,1) carpet. Extrapolation from these data yields the most accurate estimate to date of the critical temperature Tc(3,1)=1.4782927(26)T_c^{(3,1)} = 1.4782927(26). We further extend the analysis to additional members of the SCk(a,b)SC_k(a,b) family and report their corresponding critical temperatures.

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@article{arxiv.2512.20295,
  title  = {Critical Temperature(s) of Sierpinski Carpet(s)},
  author = {Riccardo Ben Alì Zinati and Giacomo Gori and Alessandro Codello},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2512.20295},
  year   = {2026}
}