Abstract
A generalization of the Niemeijer-van Leeuwen renormalization-group transformation treating disordered cells of spins as vacancies is introduced and applied to the two-dimensional $q$-state Potts model. Finite-lattice approximations yield the changeover from continuous to first-order phase transitions predicted by Baxter but not observed in previous renormalization-group calculations. Exact results are conjectured for the tricritical exponents of dilute Potts models.
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