Critical behavior of loops and biconnected clusters on fractals of dimension d < 2

dc.creatorDas, Dibyendu
dc.creatorDey, Supravat
dc.creatorJacobsen, Jesper Lykke
dc.creatorDhar, Deepak
dc.date2008-09-09
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dc.descriptionWe solve the O(n) model, defined in terms of self- and mutually avoiding loops coexisting with voids, on a 3-simplex fractal lattice, using an exact real space renormalization group technique. As the density of voids is decreased, the model shows a critical point, and for even lower densities of voids, there is a dense phase showing power-law correlations, with critical exponents that depend on n, but are independent of density. At n=-2 on the dilute branch, a trivalent vertex defect acts as a marginal perturbation. We define a model of biconnected clusters which allows for a finite density of such vertices. As n is varied, we get a line of critical points of this generalized model, emanating from the point of marginality in the original loop model. We also study another perturbation of adding local bending rigidity to the loop model, and find that it does not affect the universality class.
dc.description14 pages,10 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0809.1490
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0809.1490
dc.identifierJ. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 41 (2008) 485001.
dc.identifierdoi:10.1088/1751-8113/41/48/485001
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/172239
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.subjectSoft Condensed Matter
dc.titleCritical behavior of loops and biconnected clusters on fractals of dimension d < 2
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