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What is energy in $z \neq 1 $ theories?
In a critical theory with dynamical critical exponent $z \neq 1 $, which amongst frequency, $\omega$, and dispersion, $E(\vec{k})$, may be referred to as ''energy''? I'm confused about this since in ...
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Andrew's experiment
In Thomas Andrew's experiment, consider the dome shaped saturation region. If we increase the pressure at constant volume until we reach the critical point, why does the density of vapours rise and ...
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Why is a critical system equal to a gapless system?
In condensed matter physics, people often say that a system without energy gap is a critical system. What does it mean?
Any help is appreciated!
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Measure of Lee-Yang zeros
Consider a statistical mechanical system (say the 1D Ising model) on a finite lattice of size $N$, and call the corresponding partition function (as a function of, say, real temperature and real ...
