Hard hexagons: exact solution

Abstract

The hard-hexagon model in lattice statistics (i.e. the triangular lattice gas with nearest-neighbour exclusion) has been solved exactly. It has a critical point when the activity z has the value 1/2(11+5 square root 5)=11.09017..., with exponents alpha =1/3, beta =1/9. More generally, a restricted class of square-lattice models with nearest-neighbour exclusion and non-zero diagonal interactions can be solved.