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 , 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 for the canonical carpet. Extrapolation from these data yields the most accurate estimate to date of the critical temperature . We further extend the analysis to additional members of the family and report their corresponding critical temperatures.
Cite
@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}
}