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Subsections

Conclusion

Advantages of Ising Model

1.: It is simple!!!
2.: It is ``realistic enough'' (if you are not a Chem Eng)
3.: Easy to simulate
4.: It is well-studied--you can compare with other works

Methods of Computation of Partition Function for Ising Models

1.: Exact solutions: one-dimensional (easy!), two-dimensional in zero field (Onsager solution, solutions for complex geometries)
2.: High-temperature an low-temperature expansions
3.: Mean-field theories
4.: Computer simulations

© 1997 Boris Veytsman and Michael Kotelyanskii
Mon Oct 13 22:07:20 EDT 1997