ENUMERATION OF DIMER CONFIGURATIONS ON A FRACTAL LATTICE

Abstract

In this paper, we present a solution to the close-packed dimer problem on a fractal lattice. The dimer model is canonical model in statistical physics related with many physical phenomena. Originally, it was introduced as a model for adsorption of diatomic molecules on surfaces. Here we assume that the two dimensional substrate on which the adsorption occurs is nonhomogeneous and we represent it by the modified rectangular (MR) fractal lattice. Self-similarity of the fractal lattice enables exact recursive enumeration of all close-packed dimer configurations at every stage of fractal construction. Asymptotic form for the overall number of dimer coverings is determined and entropy per dimer in the thermodynamic limit is obtained.

Keywords: dimer configurations, adsorption, fractals, entropy.