Critical phenomena at edges and corners

Abstract

Using Monte Carlo techniques, the critical behaviour at edges and corners of the three-dimensional Ising model is studied. In particular, the critical exponent ${\beta }_2$ of the local magnetization at edges formed by two intersecting free surfaces is estimated to be, as a function of the opening angle $\theta$, $0.96\pm 0.02$ for $\theta =135^o$, $1.28\pm 0.04$ for $90^o$, and $2.30\pm 0.10$ for $45^o$. The critical exponent ${\beta }_3$ of the corner magnetization of a cube is found to be $1.86\pm 0.06$. The Monte Carlo estimates are compared to results of mean field theory, renormalization group calculations and high temperature series expansions.

6 pages, 7 figures, submitted to European Physical Journal

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