Convex lattice polygons of fixed area with perimeter-dependent weights

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作者
Rajesh, R
Dhar, D
机构
[1] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys Theoret Phys, Oxford OX1 3NP, England
[2] Tata Inst Fundamental Res, Dept Theoret Phys, Bombay 400005, Maharashtra, India
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 2005年 / 71卷 / 01期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.71.016130
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
We study fully convex polygons with a given area, and variable perimeter length on square and hexagonal lattices. We attach a weight t(m) to a convex polygon of perimeter In and show that the sum of weights of all polygons with a fixed area s varies as s(-thetaconv)e(K(t)roots) for large s and t less than a critical threshold t(c), where K(t) is a t-dependent constant, and theta(conv) is a critical exponent which does not change with I. Using heuristic arguments, we find that theta(conv) is 1/4 for the square lattice, but -1/4 for the hexagonal lattice. The reason for this unexpected nonuniversality of theta(conv) is traced to existence of sharp corners in the asymptotic shape of these polygons.
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