Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.121, No.22, 11232-11239, 2004
On the critical cluster in the two-dimensional Ising model: Computer-assisted exact results
For a nearest-neighbor Ising model on a square lattice all cluster configurations with 17 or fewer spins are identified. In neglect of cluster-cluster interactions, critical sizes and barriers to nucleation are obtained as functions of temperature and magnetic field for two alternative definitions of a "critical cluster." (C) 2004 American Institute of Physics.