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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2002 iii Paper 64 1 Solution by
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Take the symmetric scalar Landau free energy with , for a positive constant , and leading equation of stateAt zero conjugate field, minimization gives for and for . Selecting the positive pure thermodynamic phase,Consequently the order-parameter critical exponent is .
Differentiate the equation of state at fixed temperature, within the selected phase:Both sides diverge as , so the magnetic-susceptibility critical exponent is . The leading above-to-below magnetic susceptibility amplitude ratio is two. These are the ordinary mean-field critical exponents, valid under the fluctuation qualification explained above.
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