The crossover from first to second-order finite-size scaling: a numerical study
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چکیده
We consider a particular case of the two dimensional BlumeEmery-Griffiths model to study the finite-size scaling for a field driven first-order phase transition with two coexisting phases not related by a symmetry. For low temperatures we verify the asymptotic (large volume) predictions of the rigorous theory of Borgs and Kotecký, including the predictions concerning the so-called equal-weight versus equal-height controversy. Near the critical temperature we show that all data fit onto a unique curve, even when the correlation length ξ becomes comparable to or larger then the size of the system, provided the linear dimension L of the system is rescaled by ξ.
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