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Cusp singularity in mean field Ising model

Mathematical Physics 2017-10-25 v1 Statistical Mechanics math.MP

Abstract

An entropy of the Ising model in the mean field approximation is derived by the Hamilton-Jacobi formalism. We consider a grand canonical ensemble with respect to the temperature and the external magnetic field. A cusp arises at the critical point, which shows a simple and new geometrical aspect of this model. In educational sense, this curve with a cusp helps students acquire a more intuitive view on statistical phase transitions.

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@article{arxiv.1702.02338,
  title  = {Cusp singularity in mean field Ising model},
  author = {Yayoi Abe and Muneyuki Ishida and Erika Nozawa and Takayoshi Ootsuka and Ryoko Yahagi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1702.02338},
  year   = {2017}
}

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14 pages, 8 figures

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