Nienhuis's critical-value conjecture for the O(n) loop model

Let n[0,2]n\in[0,2] be the loop weight and x>0x>0 the edge weight in the hexagonal-lattice O(n)O(n) loop model, whose configuration weights are proportional to n# loopsx length of loopsn^{\mathrm{\#~loops}}x^{\mathrm{\ length~of~loops}}. Nienhuis's conjecture. The critical value is

xc(n)=12+2n .x_{c}(n)=\frac1{\sqrt{2+\sqrt{2-n}}}~.

This conjecture identifies the transition between the dilute and dense phases; the criticality was rigorously established only for n=1n=1 in the stated discussion.

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Stanislav Smirnov, “Towards conformal invariance of 2D lattice models”, arXiv:0708.0032 (2007).

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