Phase properties of the mean-field Ising model with three-spin interaction

Abstract

The equilibrium and phase properties of the Ising model with three-spin interaction and an external field are studied within the framework of mean-field approximation. The thermodynamic properties of the model reveals two coexistence curves, signifying two distinct second-order phase transitions, dependent on the domain of the interaction parameter. The critical exponents of the magnetic order parameter are calculated in all directions of the phase space and show their agreement with the mean-field universality class.