Spin‐free quantum chemistry. XIV. The infinite interaction range model for ferromagnetism

The infinite interaction range model (IIRM) for ferromagnetic systems is presented in its spin-free formulation. In this formulation the states are labelled by partitions which provide a natural variable for thermodynamic computation. We have extended the calculations of Kittel and Shore by computing to a practical thermodynamic limit (N ∼ 100,000). The heat capacity, magnetic susceptibility and the magnetization of the first two functions exhibit a critical temperature while the magnetization is zero at zero field for all temperatures. Spontaneous magnetization is obtained by linear extrapolation from high field or equivalently by a polarized partition function. Relationships are explored among IIRM, the Heisenberg model and the mean field model. Application to IIRM of the Yang-Lee condition for a phase transition yields a critical temperature identical to that obtained by the direct calculation.