Exact Thermodynamics of the Double sinh-Gordon Theory in 1+1-Dimensions

Avinash Khare, Salman Habib, Avadh Saxena

Published 1997-07-21, updated 1997-09-24Version 2

We study the classical thermodynamics of a 1+1-dimensional double-well sinh-Gordon theory. Remarkably, the Schrodinger-like equation resulting from the transfer integral method is quasi-exactly solvable at several temperatures. This allows exact calculation of the partition function and some correlation functions above and below the short-range order (``kink'') transition, in striking agreement with high resolution Langevin simulations. Interesting connections with the Landau-Ginzburg and double sine-Gordon models are also established.