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This document contains two physics problems: 1. Consider a "hard-spin" O(N) model with N-dimensional spins on a lattice. Find the correlation length ξ of this model in the large N limit as a function of the coupling constant K by using a particular spin representation and saddle point approximation. 2. Consider a p-state clock model on a 2D lattice which is a modification of the XY model. Show that under duality, this model is also a p-state clock model with a different interaction. Specifically, show that the p=2 case reduces to the self-dual Ising model and find its critical coupling.

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Problem Set 6

This document contains two physics problems: 1. Consider a "hard-spin" O(N) model with N-dimensional spins on a lattice. Find the correlation length ξ of this model in the large N limit as a function of the coupling constant K by using a particular spin representation and saddle point approximation. 2. Consider a p-state clock model on a 2D lattice which is a modification of the XY model. Show that under duality, this model is also a p-state clock model with a different interaction. Specifically, show that the p=2 case reduces to the self-dual Ising model and find its critical coupling.

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Problem Set 6

Phys 7240
Due: Dec 4

1 “Hard-spin” O(N) model in the large N limit


Consider a model consisting of N -dimensional spins sr,α , living on sites of a d-dimensional
lattice. Here r labels the sites, while α = √
1, 2, . . . , N are the vector components of the
spins. The spin length is constrained to be N , or
N
s~r 2 ≡ s2r,α = N
X
(1.1)
α=1

for each site k. The partition function is defined as


Z "Y # P PN
N −1 K s s
α=1 r1 ,α r2 ,α
Z= d sr e hr1 r2 i
. (1.2)
r

Here r1 and r2 in the notation hr1 r2 i label the neighboring sites of the lattice, and dN −1 sr
√ all the N − 1 angles specifying the direction of the spin ~sr (whose
implies integration over
length is fixed to be N ). Find the correlation length ξ of this model in the limit N → ∞,
as a function of K.
Hint: To solve this problem, take advantage of the following representation:
Z Y P
K ~s ·~s
sr 2 − N ) e
Y
hr1 r2 i r1 r2
Z = dsr,α δ(~ =
r,α r
Z "Y #" # PN h P i
dλr
P P
Y
α=1
i λ s s +K
r r r,α r,α hr1 r2
s s
i r1 ,α r2 ,α
−iN r
λr
= dsr,α e (1.3)
r 2π r,α

Here the integrals over sr,α for each r and α goes from −∞ to +∞. Then integrate over
all s (this is a Gaussian integral) and construct the saddle point approximation for the
integrals over λr . Do not go to the continuum limit except at the very end, when estimating
integrals: this problem is easiest to work out directly on the lattice.

2 Clock model
J. Cardy, problem 6.2
Suppose that the angular degree of freedom of the XY model is allowed to take only
those values which are multiplies of 2π/p, for some integer p. This is called the p-state clock
model. Let us work in 2 dimensional space. Modify the duality transformation of Section
6.3 of J. Cardy’s book to this case and show that the dual model is also a p-state clock
model with a different interaction. Consider in particular the case p = 2 and show that
this reduces to the Ising model with a suitable change of variables. Deduce that the Ising
model on a square lattice is self-dual and find its critical coupling (critical temperature).
Hint: Take advantage of the following representation, valid for integer n:
p−1
2πn
) = X e−J(m)+ 2πimn 1 p−1
X K cos 2πn − 2πinm
eK cos( p p , e−J(m) = e ( p ) p . (2.4)
m=0 p n=0

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