Comments concerning the Ising model and two letters by N.H. March

Abstract

Two recent articles by Norman H. March that contain misleading statements concerning 3D Ising models, partly based on earlier erroneous work of Z.D. Zhang, are addressed.

Two pages, no figures, comment accepted by Physics Letters A. Version 2: corrected text between eqs. (2) and (3). Version 3: acknowledgment added

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• Solving the 3d Ising Model with the Conformal Bootstrap II. c-Minimization and Precise Critical Exponents
• Comment on a recent conjectured solution of the three-dimensional Ising model arXiv:0705.1045
• Insights gained from solvable models into a variety of phase transitions, including emergent assemblies plus isoelectronic series of atomic ions

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