The anti-ferromagnetic Ising model on the simplest pure Husimi lattice: An exact solution

The anti-ferromagnetic spin-1/2 Ising model on the pure Husimi lattice with three sites in the elementary polygon (p=3) and the coordination number z=4 is investigated. It represents the simplest approximation of the anti-ferromagnetic Ising model on the two-dimensional kagome lattice which takes into account effects of frustration. The exact analytical solution of the model is found and discussed. It is proven that the model does not exhibit the first order as well as the second order phase transitions. A detailed analysis of the magnetization properties is performed and the existence of the magnetization plateaus for low temperatures is shown. All possible ground states of the model are found and discussed.