Abstract
The two-dimensional Coulomb gas with logarithmic interaction is studied by Monte Carlo simulation. We find clear evidence for the existence of a phase transition without referring to any theory. The analysis relies on the duality between Coulomb gas and discrete Gaussian model. The transition point ${T}_{c}$ is in excellent agreement with the Kosterlitz theory. The correlation functions support the renormalization-group results and disagree with the mean-field results.
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