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The sequence of structural phase transitions in systems with a four-well potential

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The theory of order-disorder phase transitions is discussed for systems with a four-well potential. It is shown that the model can be generalized to the case of the well-known Ising model in a transverse field. It is also shown that two or three crystalline phases can emerge as the temperature is reduced.

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  1. Institute of Physics, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, 252650, Kiev, Ukraine

    E. A. Shadchin

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Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 39, 2217–2219 (December 1997)

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Shadchin, E.A. The sequence of structural phase transitions in systems with a four-well potential. Phys. Solid State 39, 1978–1980 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1130212

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