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Phenomenological Free-Energy-Function, Fractal Dimension, and Critical Indices for Phase Transition Systems

Authors :
Zhi-Jian Wang
Lun-Biao Xu
Source :
Communications in Theoretical Physics. 16:273-280
Publication Year :
1991
Publisher :
IOP Publishing, 1991.

Abstract

Considering the relations between interaction terms in microscopic Hamiltonian and terms in macroscopic Landau's free-energy-function (FEF) of a phase transition system, we propose a modified Landau's phenomenological FEF to deal with critical phenomena. According to scaling symmetry, it is indeed true that, the dimension of interaction space is fractal at critical points for a phase transition system. Following these analyses, we obtain all the critical indices reasonably classified in the classes denoted by , which satisfy all the scaling laws and coincide with experiments. A cogent example is given.

Details

ISSN :
02536102
Volume :
16
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Communications in Theoretical Physics
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........ea1232a2524a52e11025336b798f4116
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/0253-6102/16/3/273