The loop equations for a chain of hermitian random matrices are computed explicitely, including the 1/N2 corrections. To leading order, the master loop equation reduces to an algebraic equation, whose solution can be written in terms of geometric properties of the underlying algebraic curve. In particular we compute the free energy, the resolvents, the 2-loop functions and some mixed one loop f...

A direct calculation of the free energy from the Bethe ansatz equation for the Heisenberg model. Abstract Thermodynamics of the XXX Heisenberg model is studied. The trace of the Boltz-mann weight with respect to the Hilbert space is taken in the thermodynamic limit with the number of up-spins being fixed. The expression of the trace gives an explanation why the correct thermodynamic quantities ...

The strong coupling behavior of finite temperature free energy in N = 4 supersym-metric SU (N) Yang-Mills theory has been recently discussed by Gubser, Klebanov and Tseytlin in the context of AdS-SYM correspondence. In this note, we focus on the weak coupling behavior. As a result of a two-loop computation we obtain, in the large N 't Hooft limit, F (g 2 N → 0) ≈ − π 2 6 N 2 V 3 T 4 (1 − 3 2π 2...

A novel representation —in terms of a Laurent series— for the free energy of string theory at non-zero temperature is constructed. The examples of open bosonic, open supersymmetric and closed bosonic strings are studied in detail. In all these cases the Laurent series representation for the free energy is obtained explicitly. It is shown that the Hagedorn temperature arises in this formalism as...

An investigation of the weak coupling region of 2D SU (N) spin models is presented. An expansion of the free energy and correlation functions at low temperatures is performed in the link formulation with periodic boundary conditions (BC). The resulting asymptotics is shown to be nonuniform in the volume for the free energy.

A free energy form compatible with the F point of the trigonal D~d(R 3c) symmetry is constructed. It is a function of the order parameter. elastic strain. and the stress. The resulting free energy exhibits a close formalistic analogy to the stressed cubic perovskite structures and their associated multicriticality.

We investigate phase transitions in three dimensional scalar matrix models, with special emphasis on complex 2×2 matrices. The universal equation of state for weak first order phase transitions is computed. We also study the coarse grained free energy. Its dependence on the coarse graining scale gives a quantitative criterion for the validity of the standard treatment of bubble nucleation.

The quantization in quadratic order of the Hitchin functional, which defines by critical points a Calabi-Yau structure on a six-dimensional manifold, is performed. The conjectured relation between the topological B-model and the Hitchin functional is studied at one loop. It is found that the genus one free energy of the topological B model disagrees with the one-loop free energy of the minimal ...

Consider an equilibrium reaction aA+ bB ⇀↽ cC+ dD We do not specify any phases, as we will treat the reaction generally using activities. An equilibrium reaction is one that can proceed in both directions, as indicated by the ⇀↽ symbol replacing the usual −→ in the chemical equation. Recall that the molar free energy ∆Ḡj for compound j in the reaction in terms of its activity aj as ∆Ḡ = ∆Ḡ◦ +RT...