Low-Temperature Expansion for a First Order Surface Transition

Abstract

The question concerning the possibility of a first order surface transition in a semi--infinite Blume--Capel model is addressed by means of low temperature expansions. It is found that such a transition can exist, according to mean field and cluster variation approximations, and contrarily to renormalization group results.

arXiv comment9 pages (plain TeX) + 1 figure (PostScript, appended), POLFIS-TH.03/93

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