Finding the dominant zero of the energy probability distribution

In this work, we present a computational procedure to locate the dominant Fisher zero of the partition function of a thermodynamic system. The procedure greatly reduces the required computer processing time to find the dominant zero when compared to other dominant zero search procedures. As a consequence, when the partition function results in very large polynomials, the accuracy of the results can be increased, since less drastic truncation of the polynomials (or even no truncation) is necessary. We apply the procedure to the 2D Ising model in a square lattice, obtaining very accurate results for the critical temperature and some of the critical exponents of the model. We also show the results obtained when the technique is used with the Monte Carlo simulated 2D Ising model in large lattices.

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This research introduces a computational procedure for locating the dominant Fisher zero of a thermodynamic system's partition function, significantly reducing the computation time needed for the search. Applying this procedure to the 2D Ising model results in accurate critical temperature and critical exponent calculations.