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The transverse-field Ising models with random exchange interactions in finite dimensions are investigated by means of a real-space renormalization-group method. The scheme yields the exact values of the critical point and critical exponent…
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The critical incompatibility of polymers with different compositions scales inversely with their length. For instance, a mixture of A and B homopolymers of length $N$ segregates at $\chi_{AB}^{cr} = 2/N$. But what if the difference between…
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We analyze by a renormalization method, the dynamics of a particle in a infinite square-well potential driven by an external monochromatic field. This method set up for Hamiltonian systems with two degrees of freedom allows us to analyze…
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We determine the critical point and the ratios $\beta/\nu$ and $\gamma/\nu$ of critical exponents of the deconfinement transition in $SU(2)$ gauge theory by applying the $\chi^2$-method to Monte Carlo data of the modulus and the square of…
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