"Potts model" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Potts models [plural]
Etymology: Named after Renfrey Potts. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Potts model (plural Potts models)
  1. (statistical mechanics) A model of interacting spins on a crystalline lattice, considered a generalization of the Ising model. Wikipedia link: Renfrey Potts Categories (topical): Statistical mechanics
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