Abstract
Approximate recursion relations which give upper and lower bounds on the free energy are described. "Optimal" calculations of the free energy can then be obtained by treating parameters within the renormalization equations variationally. As an example, simple lower-bound relations are defined for the two- and three-dimensional Ising models. At the fixed point, a parameter is set variationally, and then critical indices are calculated.
- Received 19 December 1974
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.34.1005
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