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First-order transitions for some generalized XY models

Mathematical Physics 2009-11-11 v2 Statistical Mechanics math.MP

Abstract

In this note we demonstrate the occurrence of first-order transitions in temperature for some recently introduced generalized XY models, and also point out the connection between them and annealed site-diluted (lattice-gas) continuous-spin models.

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@article{arxiv.math-ph/0604065,
  title  = {First-order transitions for some generalized XY models},
  author = {Aernout Van Enter and Silvano Romano and Valentin Zagrebnov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0604065},
  year   = {2009}
}