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Mean-field theory is exact for the random-field model with long-range interactions

Statistical Mechanics 2015-06-18 v2

Abstract

We study the random-field Ising model with long-range interactions and show the exactness of the mean-field theory under certain mild conditions. This is a generalization of the result of Mori for the non-random and spin-glass cases. To treat random fields, we evoke the self-averaging property of a function of random fields, without recourse to the replica method. The result is that the mean-field theory gives the exact expression of the canonical free energy for systems with power-decaying interactions if the power is smaller than or equal to the spatial dimension.

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@article{arxiv.1402.1581,
  title  = {Mean-field theory is exact for the random-field model with long-range interactions},
  author = {Junichi Tsuda and Hidetoshi Nishimori},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1402.1581},
  year   = {2015}
}

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15pages, 1 figure To be published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn

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