^{1/\beta}</math> of degree <math>\beta \delta\ .</math> The scaling function <math>j(x)</math> vanishes proportionally to <math>x+b</math> as <math>x</math> approaches <math>-b\ ,</math> with <math>b</math> a positive constant; it diverges proportionally to <math>x^{\beta(\delta-1)}</math> as <math>x\rightarrow \infty\ ;</math> and <math>j(0) = c\ ,</math> another positive constant (Fig. 1). Although ({{EquationNote|7}}) is confined to the immediate neighborhood of the critical point <math>(t, M, H</math> all near 0), the scaling variable <math>x = t/\mid M\mid ^{1/\beta}</math> nevertheless traverses the infinite range <math>-b < x < \infty\ .</math> | ^{1/\beta}</math> of degree <math>\beta \delta\ .</math> The scaling function <math>j(x)</math> vanishes proportionally to <math>x+b</math> as <math>x</math> approaches <math>-b\ ,</math> with <math>b</math> a positive constant; it diverges proportionally to <math>x^{\beta(\delta-1)}</math> as <math>x\rightarrow \infty\ ;</math> and <math>j(0) = c\ ,</math> another positive constant (Fig. 1). Although ({{EquationNote|7}}) is confined to the immediate neighborhood of the critical point <math>(t, M, H</math> all near 0), the scaling variable <math>x = t/\mid M\mid ^{1/\beta}</math> nevertheless traverses the infinite range <math>-b < x < \infty\ .</math> |