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Consider an Ising model of just two elementary dipoles, whose mutual interaction energy is ±ϵ. Enumerate the states of this system and write down their Boltzmann factors. Calculate the partition function. Find the probabilities of finding the dipoles parallel and antiparallel, and plot these probabilities as a function of kT/ϵ. Also calculate and plot the average energy of the system. At what temperatures are you more likely to find both dipoles pointing up than to find one up and one down?

Short Answer

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The partition function for the system with two elementary dipoles = 4coshεkT.

The probability that the dipoles are parallel = 11+exp-2εkT

The probability that the dipoles are anti-parallel ==11+exp2εkT

Step by step solution

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Step 1. Given information

The simplified model of a magnet is defined as Ising model. For an Ising model of just two elementary dipoles, the energy is -εwhen the dipoles are parallel and +εwhen the dipoles are antiparallel.

The states of the system on their Boltzmann factors are as follows:

↑↑:eε/kT

↑↓:e-ε/kT

↓↑:e-ε/kT

↓↓:eε/kT

Here,

k=Boltzmann factor

T=temperature.

The above four equations represent Boltzmann's factors for the given four states.

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Step 2. Partition function for system of energy:

For ε,

Z1=2expεkT

For -ε,

Z2=2exp-εkT

The partition function for the system with two elementary dipoles is as follows:

Z=Z1+Z2

Substituting the value of 2expεkT=Z1and2exp-εkT=Z2.

Z=2expεkT+2exp-εkT

=4coshεkT

The partition function for the system with two elementary dipoles ==4coshεkT

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Step 3. Probability that the dipoles are parallel:

Pparallel=Z2Z

Substitutingthevalueof2expεkT=Z2and2expεkT+2exp-εkT=Z

Pparallel=2expεkT2expεkT+2exp-εkT

=11+exp-2εkT

Thus, the probability that the dipoles are parallels is==11+exp-2εkT

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Step 4. Probability that the dipoles are anti-parallel:

Pantiparallel=Z1Z

Substitutingthevalueof2exp-εkT=Z1and2expεkT+2exp-εkT=Z.

Pantiparallel=2exp-εkT2expεkT+2exp-εkT

=11+exp2εkT

Thus, the probability that the dipoles are anti-parallels ==11+exp2εkT

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Step 5.  Graph between probabilities and kTε for the system of two dipoles,

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Step 6. Relation between average energy and kTε

Average energy of the system=

U=⟨E⟩

=-1Z∂Z∂β

Substituting the value of 4coshεkT=Z.

U=ε(4sinh(ε/kT))4cosh(ε/kT)

=-εtanh(ε/kT)

Uε=-tanh(ε/kT)

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Step 7. Plotting the graph between Uε and kTε

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In this section I've formulated the cluster expansion for a gas with a fixed number of particles, using the "canonical" formalism of Chapter 6. A somewhat cleaner approach, however, is to use the "grand canonical" formalism introduced in Section 7.1, in which we allow the system to exchange particles with a much larger reservoir.

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c(r)=sisj¯-si¯2

where it is understood that the first term averages over all pairs at the fixed distance r. Technically, the averages should also be taken over all possible states of the system, but don't do this yet.

(a) Add a routine to the ising program to compute the correlation function for the current state of the lattice, averaging over all pairs separated either vertically or horizontally (but not diagonally) by r units of distance, where r varies from 1 to half the lattice size. Have the program execute this routine periodically and plot the results as a bar graph.

(b) Run this program at a variety of temperatures, above, below, and near the critical point. Use a lattice size of at least 20, preferably larger (especially near the critical point). Describe the behaviour of the correlation function at each temperature.

(c) Now add code to compute the average correlation function over the duration of a run. (However, it's best to let the system "equilibrate" to a typical state before you begin accumulating averages.) The correlation length is defined as the distance over which the correlation function decreases by a factor of e. Estimate the correlation length at each temperature, and plot graph of the correlation length vs.

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