Magnetic phase diagram of an alternating Ising chain with long-range interactions

Abstract

The phase diagram of a two-sited magnetic Ising chain, with a long-range interaction in the form of ${1/r}^{1+\ensuremath{\sigma}},$ is studied. In this investigation, the finite-range scaling technique is employed and a proper transfer matrix is developed. The critical temperature of the chain, as a function of each type of interaction, i.e., the interaction between the similar sites and different sites, in both the classical and nonclassical regions is calculated. The results indicate that the critical temperature is strongly affected by the interaction range parameter \ensuremath{\sigma} for both types of interaction, but its behavior is quite different for each of the interactions. The behavior of the system is explained by calculating the strength of each interaction using the mean-field approximation. The study of the critical exponent of the correlation length indicates that the exponent is, within a good approximation, independent of the interaction constants.