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The '''real-projective space ''' (RP) model is given by  
The '''real-projective space ''' (RP) model is given by  


:<math>H = - \sum_{x, \mu} ( \sigma(x) , \sigma (x, + \mu))^2</math>
:<math>\left. H \right. = - \sum_{x, \mu} ( \sigma(x) , \sigma (x, + \mu))^2</math>


where ''H'' is the [[Hamiltonian]] of the system, the variables <math>\sigma (x)</math> are ''n''-component unit vectors of
where ''H'' is the [[Hamiltonian]] of the system, the variables <math>\sigma (x)</math> are ''n''-component unit vectors of

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The real-projective space (RP) model is given by

where H is the Hamiltonian of the system, the variables are n-component unit vectors of sites x of a square lattice, and denotes the two directions of the lattice. The n=2 case of the model is equivalent to the XY model.

References[edit]

  1. H. Kunz and G. Zumbach "Topological phase transition in a two-dimensional nematic n-vector model: A numerical study", Physical Review B 46 pp. 662 - 673 (1992)