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Ising model on nonorientable surfaces: Exact solution for the Moebius strip and the Klein bottle

Statistical Mechanics 2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Theory Mathematical Physics Combinatorics math.MP

Abstract

Closed-form expressions are obtained for the partition function of the Ising model on an M x N simple-quartic lattice embedded on a Moebius strip and a Klein bottle for finite M and N. The finite-size effects at criticality are analyzed and compared with those under cylindrical and toroidal boundary conditions. Our analysis confirms that the central charge is c=1/2.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0007325,
  title  = {Ising model on nonorientable surfaces: Exact solution for the Moebius strip and the Klein bottle},
  author = {Wentao T. Lu and F. Y. Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0007325},
  year   = {2009}
}

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8 pages, 3 eps figures