Question: Write down the transfer matrix (boldsymbol{P}) for a one-dimensional spin-1 Ising model in zero field, described by the Hamiltonian [ H_{N}left{sigma_{i} ight}=-J sum_{i} sigma_{i} sigma_{i+1}

Write down the transfer matrix \(\boldsymbol{P}\) for a one-dimensional spin-1 Ising model in zero field, described by the Hamiltonian

\[
H_{N}\left\{\sigma_{i}\right\}=-J \sum_{i} \sigma_{i} \sigma_{i+1} \quad \sigma_{i}=-1,0,+1
\]

Show that the free energy of this model is given by

\[
\frac{1}{N} A(T)=-k T \ln \left\{\frac{1}{2}\left[(1+2 \cosh \beta J)+\sqrt{ }\left\{8+(2 \cosh \beta J-1)^{2}\right\}\right]\right\} .
\]

Examine the limiting behavior of this quantity in the limits \(T \rightarrow 0\) and \(T \rightarrow \infty\).

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