Abstract
Formulates a generalisation of the droplet theory of Ising systems to droplet systems containing more than two phases, valid near one dimension and based on the configurational energy of surface tension. Thermal and magnetic exponents for these multi-phase systems are compared with the results for a q-state Potts model in the external field. The Potts exponents are obtained using a Migdal recursion formula and are shown to be of very similar structure.