First-Order Phase Transitions in Renormalization-Group Theory

B. Nienhuis; M. Nauenberg

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.477

First-Order Phase Transitions in Renormalization-Group Theory

B. Nienhuis and M. Nauenberg

Phys. Rev. Lett. 35, 477 – Published 25 August 1975

Abstract

Conditions are given for the renormalization-group transformations of the Hamiltonian of a thermodynamic system which lead to a discontinuity in an order parameter.

Received 20 March 1975

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.35.477

Authors & Affiliations

B. Nienhuis^* and M. Nauenberg^†

Natural Sciences, University of California, Santa Cruz, California 95064

^*Present address: Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
^†Work supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation.