Wang-Landau sampling of an asymmetric ising model: a study of the critical endpoint behavior

We use the Wang-Landau algorithm to calculate a density of states for an asymmetric Ising model on a triangular lattice with two- and three-body interactions in an external field. An accurate density of states allows us to determine the phase diagram and to study the critical behavior of this model at and near the critical endpoint. We observe a divergence of the curvature of the spectator phase boundary at the critical endpoint in accordance with theoretical predictions.

Critical endpoint; Wang-Landau sampling; Ising model; Triangular lattice; Three-body interaction