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A link between quantum and classical Potts models

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We study ground states of quantum Potts models. We construct ground states of certaind-dimensional quantum models as Gibbs measures of ad-dimensional classical spin system. Our results imply that various phenomena of classical spin systems can also be found in quantum ground states.

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Matsui, T. A link between quantum and classical Potts models. J Stat Phys 59, 781–798 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01025850

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