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Interactive Potts Model

Alexander Farren Mikey Whelan Luke Hodgkiss

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Interactive Potts Model

A. Farren M. Whelan L. Hodgkiss

What is this?

Here you will find an interactive gallery where you can pick the system temperature \(T\) and magnetic field strength \(H\) of the \(q\)-Potts model for different values of \(q\), which is the number of states available to a lattice site.

Over our 2022 Christmas break Mikey Whelan, Luke Hodgkiss and I independently studied Prof. Tong's Part III notes on statistical field theory. I found the concept of criticality interesting so I proposed to study in more detail the behaviour of the Potts model and came up with this fun way of presenting the topic. (Visuals take a moment to load.)

Explanation

Select \(q\), \( \ T\) and \(H\) values below

\(q=2\)
\(q=3\)
\(q=4\)
\(q=5\)
GIF Display

Select temperature \(T\)

Select magnetic field \(H\)