On the free energy within the mean-field approximation

European Journal of Physics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 407-412

  Agra, Rafael ^a   Van Wijland, Frédéric ^a   Trizac, Emmanuel ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIFERROMAGNETISM; APPROXIMATION THEORY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION;

ANTI-FERROMAGNETIC ISING MODEL; MEAN-FIELD APPROXIMATION; WIDESPREAD FORMULATIONS;

FREE ENERGY;

EID: 33244454722     PISSN: 01430807     EISSN: 13616404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0143-0807/27/2/022     Document Type: Article

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