FULLY-FINITE 2-DIMENSIONAL CRITICAL SYSTEMS - CASIMIR TERMS AND INSTABILITIES

Authors
KLEBAN P PESCHEL I
Citation
P. Kleban et I. Peschel, FULLY-FINITE 2-DIMENSIONAL CRITICAL SYSTEMS - CASIMIR TERMS AND INSTABILITIES, International journal of modern physics b, 11(1-2), 1997, pp. 133-139
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter","Physycs, Mathematical","Physics, Applied
Journal title
International journal of modern physics b → ACNP
ISSN journal
02179792
Volume
11
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1997
Pages
133 - 139
Database
ISI
SICI code
0217-9792(1997)11:1-2<133:F2CS-C>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
We review recent results for the universal part of the free energy of fully-finite two-dimensional regions at criticality. Their effect on t he total free energy is considered. Including non-universal edge free energy terms leads to various Casimir instabilities toward elongation, sharp corner on the boundary, and other behavior. Universal features of certain matrix elements of the transfer matrix and corner transfer matrix are also obtained.