Combinatorial and topological approach to the 3D Ising model

dc.creatorRegge, Tullio
dc.creatorZecchina, Riccardo
dc.date1999-09-13
dc.date1999-09-23
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:34:17Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:34:17Z
dc.descriptionWe extend the planar Pfaffian formalism for the evaluation of the Ising partition function to lattices of high topological genus g. The 3D Ising model on a cubic lattice, where g is proportional to the number of sites, is discussed in detail. The expansion of the partition function is given in terms of 2^{2 g} Pfaffians classified by the oriented homology cycles of the lattice, i.e. by its spin-structures. Correct counting is guaranteed by a signature term which depends on the topological intersection of the oriented cycles through a simple bilinear formula. The role of a gauge symmetry arising in the above expansion is discussed. The same formalism can be applied to the counting problem of perfect matchings over general lattices and provides a determinant expansion of the permanent of 0-1 matrices.
dc.description33 pages, 5 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9909168
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9909168
dc.identifierJ.Phys.A33:741-761,2000
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/0305-4470/33/4/308
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/198192
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectCombinatorics
dc.titleCombinatorial and topological approach to the 3D Ising model
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