Exact multicritical behaviour of the Potts model

Abstract
A two-dimensional q-state Potts model with vacancies and four-spin interactions is studied. The parameter space of the model contains a critical and a tricritical manifold. Moreover for 0<or=q<or=9/4 a multicritical point is found which is the locus where the tricritical transition changes from first- to second-order. At this multicritical point, which can be located exactly, the model is solvable. The authors compute the value of the central charge and a number of critical exponents.

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