Scaling function for critical scattering

Michael E. Fisher, Amnon Aharony

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Abstract

The zero-field, two-point correlation function of an n-vector system in d=4-ε dimensions is calculated to order ε2 for T>~Tc. The scaling function is obtained as a closed, cutoff-independent integral. As t=(T-Tc)Tc→0 at fixed wave vector q, the leading variation is E1n,d(q)t1-α+E2n,d(q)t, where α is the specific-heat exponent; thence the maximum in the scattering above Tc is located, in good agreement with high-T series-expansion estimates.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1238-1241
Number of pages4
JournalPhysical Review Letters
Volume31
Issue number20
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 1973
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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