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We study the 3-state square-lattice Potts antiferromagnet at zero temperature by a Monte Carlo simulation using the Wang-Swendsen-Koteck\'y cluster algorithm, on lattices up to $1024 \times 1024$. We confirm the critical exponents predicted…
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