arXiv · 1608.00741
Identities between dimer partition functions on different surfaces
Abstract
Given a weighted graph $G$ embedded in a non-orientable surface $\Sigma$, one can consider the corresponding weighted graph $\widetilde{G}$ embedded in the so-called orientation cover $\widetilde\Sigma$ of $\Sigma$. We prove identities relating twisted partition functions of the dimer model on these two graphs. When $\Sigma$ is the M\"obius strip or the Klein bottle, then $\widetilde\Sigma$ is the cylinder or the torus, respectively, and under some natural assumptions, these identities imply relations between the genuine dimer partition functions $Z(G)$ and $Z(\widetilde{G})$. For example, we show that if $G$ is a locally but not globally bipartite graph embedded in the M\"obius strip, then $Z(\widetilde{G})$ is equal to the square of $Z(G)$. This extends results for the square lattice previously obtained by various authors.
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David Cimasoni, Anh Minh Pham. 2016-08-02. Identities between dimer partition functions on different surfaces. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-5468/2016/10/103101
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