Casimir versus Helmholtz forces: Exact results

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Hauptverfasser: Dantchev, D. M., Tonchev, N. S., Rudnick, J.
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author Dantchev, D. M.
Tonchev, N. S.
Rudnick, J.
author_facet Dantchev, D. M.
Tonchev, N. S.
Rudnick, J.
contents Recently, attention has turned to the issue of the ensemble dependence of fluctuation induced forces. As a noteworthy example, in $O(n)$ systems the statistical mechanics underlying such forces can be shown to differ in the constant $\vec{M}$ magnetic canonical ensemble (CE) from those in the widely-studied constant $\vec{h}$ grand canonical ensemble (GCE). Here, the counterpart of the Casimir force in the GCE is the \textit{Helmholtz} force in the CE. Given the difference between the two ensembles for finite systems, it is reasonable to anticipate that these forces will have, in general, different behavior for the same geometry and boundary conditions. Here we present some exact results for both the Casimir and the Helmholtz force in the case of the one-dimensional Ising model subject to periodic and antiperiodic boundary conditions and compare their behavior. We note that the Ising model has recently being solved in Phys.Rev. E {\bf 106} L042103(2022), using a combinatorial approach, for the case of fixed value $M$ of its order parameter. Here we derive exact result for the partition function of the one-dimensional Ising model of $N$ spins and fixed value $M$ using the transfer matrix method (TMM); earlier results obtained via the TMM were limited to $M=0$ and $N$ even. As a byproduct, we derive several specific integral representations of the hypergeometric function of Gauss. Using those results, we rigorously derive that the free energies of the CE and grand GCE are related to each other via Legendre transformation in the thermodynamic limit, and establish the leading finite-size corrections for the canonical case, which turn out to be much more pronounced than the corresponding ones in the case of the GCE.
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Dantchev, D. M.
Tonchev, N. S.
Rudnick, J.
Statistical Mechanics
Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems
Recently, attention has turned to the issue of the ensemble dependence of fluctuation induced forces. As a noteworthy example, in $O(n)$ systems the statistical mechanics underlying such forces can be shown to differ in the constant $\vec{M}$ magnetic canonical ensemble (CE) from those in the widely-studied constant $\vec{h}$ grand canonical ensemble (GCE). Here, the counterpart of the Casimir force in the GCE is the \textit{Helmholtz} force in the CE. Given the difference between the two ensembles for finite systems, it is reasonable to anticipate that these forces will have, in general, different behavior for the same geometry and boundary conditions. Here we present some exact results for both the Casimir and the Helmholtz force in the case of the one-dimensional Ising model subject to periodic and antiperiodic boundary conditions and compare their behavior. We note that the Ising model has recently being solved in Phys.Rev. E {\bf 106} L042103(2022), using a combinatorial approach, for the case of fixed value $M$ of its order parameter. Here we derive exact result for the partition function of the one-dimensional Ising model of $N$ spins and fixed value $M$ using the transfer matrix method (TMM); earlier results obtained via the TMM were limited to $M=0$ and $N$ even. As a byproduct, we derive several specific integral representations of the hypergeometric function of Gauss. Using those results, we rigorously derive that the free energies of the CE and grand GCE are related to each other via Legendre transformation in the thermodynamic limit, and establish the leading finite-size corrections for the canonical case, which turn out to be much more pronounced than the corresponding ones in the case of the GCE.
title Casimir versus Helmholtz forces: Exact results
topic Statistical Mechanics
Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2308.09796