Monte Carlo simulations of 2d hard core lattice gases

Abstract

Monte Carlo simulations are used to study lattice gases of particles with extended hard cores on a two dimensional square lattice. Exclusions of one and up to five nearest neighbors (NN) are considered. These can be mapped onto hard squares of varying side length, $\lambda$ (in lattice units), tilted by some angle with respect to the original lattice. In agreement with earlier studies, the 1NN exclusion undergoes a continuous order-disorder transition in the Ising universality class. Surprisingly, we find that the lattice gas with exclusions of up to second nearest neighbors (2NN) also undergoes a continuous phase transition in the Ising universality class, while the Landau-Lifshitz theory predicts that this transition should be in the universality class of the XY model with cubic anisotropy. The lattice gas of 3NN exclusions is found to undergo a discontinuous order-disorder transition, in agreement with the earlier transfer matrix calculations and the Landau-Lifshitz theory. On the other hand, the gas of 4NN exclusions once again exhibits a continuous phase transition in the Ising universality class -- contradicting the predictions of the Landau-Lifshitz theory. Finally, the lattice gas of 5NN exclusions is found to undergo a discontinuous phase transition.

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