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The problem of the continuation of the Hartree approximation below the transition temperature is considered for a system with a vector order parameter, In contrast to the case of a scalar order parameter, considered in a previous paper, it is found that a self-consistent and gapless approximation can be constructed in the limit of a very large number of vector components. The results agree with those of the spherical model.
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Zannetti, M. Self-consistent treatment of a phase transition in a system with a vector order parameter. J Stat Phys 10, 1–9 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01011713
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01011713