Exact correlation-length exponent for the clean Ashkin–Teller model on general regular lattices

Determine the exact correlation-length exponent [?] for the clean two-dimensional Ashkin–Teller model defined on a general regular lattice, where the critical line is not self-dual and the exact relation between the critical coupling and Coulomb-gas coupling is unavailable.

Background

The paper studies the Ashkin–Teller model on non-periodic lattices and uses the exact Coulomb-gas relations between the correlation-length exponent, anomalous dimensions, and coupling parameter as a benchmark for clean universality. On a self-dual square lattice, the critical line and the relation between the critical coupling and the Coulomb-gas coupling are known analytically. However, for a clean Ashkin–Teller model on a general regular lattice that is not self-dual, these lattice-specific relations are not available. Establishing them would provide an exact benchmark for interpreting numerical critical exponents on non-self-dual and disordered lattices.

References

In general, even for a clean model defined on a regular lattice that is not self-dual, neither the critical line $J=J_c(J_4)$ nor the relation between $J_c$ and $g$ is analytically known.

— Numerical Study of Stability of Clean Critical Points across Aperiodic, Topological, and Uncorrelated Disorder  (2609.17166 - Fan et al., 15 Sep 2026) in Section 2, Model and method