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Paper
An exactly soluble model with tricritical points for structural-phase transitions
Abstract
We present and study a lattice-dynamical model whose static and dynamic properties can be described exactly for all dimensions d≧3 (d an integer) and which, in addition, exhibits tricritical points. For certain model parameters, the tricritical behaviour is found to be identical to that of the spherical model. By changing the model parameters continuously however, the transition suddenly becomes of first order at a tricritical point (TCP). The order parameter and the susceptibility are given explicitly for d≧3. The tricritical exponents are Gaussian. The critical dynamics is also discussed. © 1975 Springer-Verlag.