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We consider a two-dimensional Ising cylinder of circumferenceM and heightN, with a floating interface introduced by the appropriate boundary conditions. An exact analysis of the finite-size effects in surface tension is given and the scaling function for all temperatures is calculated. The results are compared with the Monte Carlo data of Mon and Jasnow.
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On leave from: Department of Theoretical Chemistry, Oxford University, Oxford, OX1 3UB, England.
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Abraham, D.B., Švrakić, N.M. Finite-size effects in surface tension. I. Fluctuating interfaces. J Stat Phys 63, 1077–1096 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01030000
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