Numerical Study of Finite Size Scaling for First Order Phase Transitions
High Energy Physics - Lattice
2016-04-26 v2 Condensed Matter
Abstract
I present results of simulations of the q=10 and q=20 2-d Potts models in the transition region. The asymptotic finite size behavior sets in only for extremely large lattices. We learn from this simulation that finite size scaling cannot be used to decide that a transition is first order.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-lat/9208026,
title = {Numerical Study of Finite Size Scaling for First Order Phase Transitions},
author = {Alain Billoire},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-lat/9208026},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
Talk presented at the Workshop on Dynamics of First Order Transitions, HLRZ, Forschungszentrum J\"ulich,Germany, June 1-3, 1992, 7 pages, 2 PostScript Figures (typing mistakes in figure captions corrected)