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We prove a long-standing conjecture on random-cluster models, namely that the critical point for such models with parameter q ≥ 1 on the square lattice is equal to the self-dual point \({p_{sd}(q) = \sqrt{q} / (1+\sqrt{q})}\). This gives a proof that the critical temperature of the q-state Potts model is equal to \({\log (1+\sqrt q)}\) for all q ≥ 2. We further prove that the transition is sharp, meaning that there is exponential decay of correlations in the sub-critical phase. The techniques of this paper are rigorous and valid for all q ≥ 1, in contrast to earlier methods valid only for certain given q. The proof extends to the triangular and the hexagonal lattices as well.
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Beffara, V., Duminil-Copin, H. The self-dual point of the two-dimensional random-cluster model is critical for q ≥ 1. Probab. Theory Relat. Fields 153, 511–542 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00440-011-0353-8
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