Floating phase in the chiral Potts model. A Monte Carlo renormalization-group analysis

Abstract

Layers of atoms or molecules adsorbed on surfaces may exhibit floating critical phases. To investigate this phenomenon we have developed a Monte Carlo renormalization-group scheme and performed calculations on the three-state chiral Potts model. The results indicate a continuous transition from a floating phase to a liquid phase at a temperature much higher than that found by series-expansion methods.