Statistical Mechanics of One-Dimensional Single Component Landau-Ginzburg Fields.
Abstract
The single-component Landau-Ginzburg problem is solved approximately in one dimension. A variational solution is obtained for the equivalent anharmonic oscillator problem in quantum mechanics; the specific heat, the susceptibility, the order parameter correlation function, and the order parameter in a small external field are obtained from the solution. These results show that there is no sharp phase transition, although the system becomes ordered at low temperatures upon application of a very small field. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0783477
Entities
People
- Richard P. Leavitt
Organizations
- Harry Diamond Laboratories