The characteristic influence of exchange interaction and transverse field at the surface on the critical behavior of a ferromagnetic transverse Ising thin film is examined by the use of the standard mean-field theory and the effective-field theory with correlations. The exchange interaction and...

The specific heat and temperature dependence of magnetizations in transverse Ising thin films are investigated by the use of the standard mean-field theory and the effective-field theory with correlations. The exchange interaction and transverse field at the surfaces take values different from...