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June 1, 1972Physical review. B, Solid state1,226 citations

Corrections to Scaling Laws

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FWFranz Wegner

Key Points

  • To explore how higher-order contributions affect scaling laws in critical phenomena.
  • Analysis of renormalization group equations
  • Derivation of exact scaling laws for redefined fields
  • Examination of energy scaling with dimensionality
  • An exact scaling law for redefined fields is established.
  • Logarithmic terms in the free energy are explained through theoretical insights.
  • Anomalous results are demonstrated in the case where energy scales with dimensionality.

Abstract

The effects of higher-order contributions to the linearized renormalization group equations in critical phenomena are discussed. This analysis leads to three quite different results: (i) An exact scaling law for redefined fields is obtained. These redefined fields are normally analytic functions of the physical fields. Corrections to the standard power laws are derived from this scaling law. (ii) The theory explains why logarithmic terms can exist in the free energy. (iii) The case in which the energy scales like the dimensionality is analyzed to show that quite anomalous results may be obtained in this special situation.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a08962dafa0a1b8dbde0009https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.5.4529
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