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Potts-Percolation-Gauss Model of a Solid

Statistical Mechanics 2009-11-13 v1

Abstract

We study a statistical mechanics model of a solid. Neighboring atoms are connected by Hookian springs. If the energy is larger than a threshold the "spring" is more likely to fail, while if the energy is lower than the threshold the spring is more likely to be alive. The phase diagram and thermodynamic quantities, such as free energy, numbers of bonds and clusters, and their fluctuations, are determined using renormalization-group and Monte-Carlo techniques.

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@article{arxiv.0711.2183,
  title  = {Potts-Percolation-Gauss Model of a Solid},
  author = {Miron Kaufman and H. T. Diep},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.2183},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, 12 figures

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