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Long-range Potts model revisited: a multicanonical approach

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We investigate the critical behavior of the one-dimensional q-state Potts model with long-range (LR) interaction $1/r^{d+\sigma}$, using a multicanonical algorithm. The recursion scheme initially proposed by Berg is improved so as to make it suitable for a large class of LR models with unequally spaced out energy levels. The choice of an efficient predictor and a reliable convergence criterion is discussed. We obtain transition temperatures in the first-order regime which are in far better agreement with mean-field predictions than in any previous Monte-Carlo study. By relying on the location of spinodal points and resorting to scaling arguments, we determine the threshold value $\sigma_c(q)$ separating the first- and second-order regimes to an unprecedented two digit precision within the range $3 \leq q \leq 9$. We offer convincing numerical evidence supporting $\sigma_c(q)<1.0$ for all $q$, by virtue of an unusual finite-size effect that has not been noticed before, namely finite-size scaling predicts a continuous transition in the thermodynamic limit, despite the first-order nature of the transition at finite size. A qualitative account in terms of correlation lengths is provided. Finally, we find the crossover between the LR and short-range regimes to occur inside a narrow window $1.0 < \sigma < 1.2$, thus lending strong support to Sak's scenario.
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hal-00000424 , version 1 (18-06-2003)
hal-00000424 , version 2 (15-09-2003)
hal-00000424 , version 3 (22-10-2003)
hal-00000424 , version 4 (14-11-2003)
hal-00000424 , version 5 (16-04-2004)

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Sylvain Reynal, Hung-The Diep. Long-range Potts model revisited: a multicanonical approach. 2003. ⟨hal-00000424v3⟩
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