Physics Asked by sjgandhi2312 on December 27, 2020
I’m reading through Kerson Huang’s presentation of the Onsager solution. We end up determining that the natural log of the partition function is
$$ln Z = frac{1}{2}ln (frac{2 cosh^2(2 beta epsilon)}{sinh (2 beta epsilon)}) + frac{1}{2 pi}int_0^{pi}dphi ln frac{1}{2}(1+sqrt{1-kappa^2 sin^2 phi})$$
with $epsilon$ and $phi$ being determined from the bond interactions. Now, I understand that the Helmholtz free energy takes the formula $F = -frac{1}{beta} ln Z$. Given this formula, I don’t understand how the book then goes on to say that the Helmholtz free energy is
$$beta F = -ln(2cosh(2 beta epsilon)) – frac{1}{2 pi}int_0^{pi}dphi ln frac{1}{2}(1+sqrt{1-kappa^2 sin^2 phi}).$$
I believe there was a mathematical error made in equating $frac{1}{2}ln (frac{2 cosh^2(2 beta epsilon)}{sinh (2 beta epsilon)})$ and $-ln(2cosh(2 beta epsilon))$ but I’m not entirely sure and am hoping somebody could elucidate what exactly is going on here. Thank you!
What you call $Z$ and Huang calls $Lambda$ is not the partition function. It is related to the latter through equation (15.61) in the book. Using the latter equation and the formula you state for $Lambda$ ($Z$ in your notation), you immediately obtain the result Huang states for $beta F$.
Correct answer by Yvan Velenik on December 27, 2020
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