Universal asymptotic correlation functions for point groups C 4v and C 6v : Numerical observation for square- and triangular-lattice Q -state Potts models

Abstract We focus on asymptotic correlation functions of off-critical models and propose a universal form possessing the C 4v symmetry and that possessing the C 6v symmetry. The former (the latter) is adaptable to classical spin systems on a square (triangular) lattice. Intriguingly, the C 4v form includes three free parameters—an amplitude A , the modulus k , and a deformation parameter b . Meanwhile, the C 6v form does the two of them, i.e., A and k . To proffer numerical evidence to our proposal, we perform large-scale Monte Carlo (MC) simulations of the Q -state Potts models on square and triangular lattices in the paramagnetic phase. We determine the free parameters to fit the forms to the MC data of correlation functions. Then, we find that both universal forms can describe asymptotic behaviors of correlation functions with high accuracy. Also, the C 4v and C 6v forms yield the equilibrium crystal shapes of the square-lattice and honeycomb-lattice models, respectively. These extracted curves of crystal shapes differ, representing the difference of lattice symmetries. Meanwhile, they are both algebraic curves of genus 1 and can become birationally equivalent if the values of k coincide. Our observation indicates that k provides a new measure for comparing the properties of different models on different lattices in two dimensions.