Critical behaviour at an edge

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, , Citation J L Cardy 1983 J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 16 3617 DOI 10.1088/0305-4470/16/15/026

0305-4470/16/15/3617

Abstract

The critical behaviour of a magnetic system with O(N) spin symmetry, bounded by two (d-1)-dimensional hyperplanes meeting at an angle alpha , is studied within mean field theory and in d=4- epsilon dimensions. New exponents emerge for correlation functions, and magnetisation and susceptibilities, for spins close to the edge. They can be expressed in terms of known bulk and surface exponents, together with a single new edge exponent which depends, however, on the angle alpha . This exponent is computed to first order in epsilon .

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10.1088/0305-4470/16/15/026