Measures of Spin Ordering in the Potts Model with a Generalized External Magnetic Field
arXiv:2301.13746 · doi:10.1016/j.physa.2023.128532
Abstract
We formulate measures of spin ordering in the -state ferromagnetic Potts model in a generalized external magnetic field that favors or disfavors spin values in a subset of the total set of values. The results are contrasted with the corresponding measures of spin ordering in the case of a conventional external magnetic field that favors or disfavors a single spin value out of total set of values. Some illustrative calculations are included.
22 pages, 6 figures, accepted for publication in Physica A