title: Mean crossover functions for uniaxial three-dimensional Ising-like systems.
abstract: We give simple expressions for the mean of the max and min bounds of the critical-to-classical crossover functions, previously calculated [Bagnuls and Bervillier, Phys. Rev. E 65, 066132 (2002)] within the massive renormalization scheme of the Phi(d)4(n) model in three dimensions (d = 3) and scalar order parameter (n = 1) of the Ising-like universality class. The mean functions are determined relying on the properties of the theoretical functions in the two limiting three-dimensional (3D) Ising-like and mean-field-like descriptions close to the Wilson-Fisher fixed point and to the Gaussian fixed point, respectively. Such descriptions correspond to the preasymptotic domains near each fixed point where a Wegner expansion restricted to two terms (leading and first confluent terms) is valid. The Ising-like preasymptotic domain description includes the correlations between parameters due to the error-bar determination of the exponents and amplitude combinations very close to the Wilson-Fisher fixed point. Adding the equivalent description of the mean field preasymptotic domain close to the Gaussian fixed point leads to define each mean crossover function with three calculated parameters. Fixing a unique value of one parameter whatever the selected mean crossover function, we use this parameter as a relative sensor to estimate the dominant nature, either (Ising-like) critical, or (mean-field-like) classical, of the crossover behavior. Finally, we obtain an explicit criterion to measure the extension of the Ising-like preasymptotic domain which can then permit to coherently account for measurements performed in systems where the asymptotical approach to the critical point remains finite, using a well-controlled number of system-dependent parameters (like in the subclass of one-component fluids).
authors.affiliation: Equipe du Supercritique pour l'Environnement, les Matériaux et l'Espace, Institut de Chimie de la Matière Condensée de Bordeaux, ICMCB-CNRS, UPR 9048, Université Bordeaux I - 87, avenue du Docteur Schweitzer, F 33608 PESSAC Cedex, France.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Garrabos
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bervillier