title: Finite-size scaling of the magnetization probability density for the critical Ising model in slab geometry.
abstract: The magnetization probability density in d  =  2 and 3 dimensional Ising models in slab geometry of volume [Formula: see text] is computed through Monte-Carlo simulation at the critical temperature and zero magnetic field. The finite-size scaling of this distribution and its dependence on the system aspect-ratio [Formula: see text]and boundary conditions are discussed. In the limiting case [Formula: see text] of a macroscopically large slab ([Formula: see text]) the distribution is found to scale as a Gaussian function for all tested system sizes and boundary conditions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Physique, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université de Lyon, UMR CNRS 5672, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69364 Lyon Cedex 07, France.
authors.forename: David Lopes
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Cardozo
authors.forename: Peter C W
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Holdsworth