Interface for one-dimensional random Kac potentials

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Abstract

We consider a ferromagnetic Ising system with impurities where interaction is given by a Kac potential of positive scaling parameter γ. The random position of the magnetic atoms is described by a quenched variable y. In the Lebowitz Penrose limit, as γ goes to 0, we prove that the quenched Gibbs measure obeys a large deviation principle with rate function depending on y. We then show that for almost all y the magnetization is locally approximately constant. However, interfaces occur and magnetization change for almost all y at a distance of the order of exp(Φ/γ), where Φ is a constant given by a variational formula.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)559-590
Number of pages32
JournalAnnales de l'institut Henri Poincare (B) Probability and Statistics
Volume33
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1997

Keywords

  • Gibbs fields
  • Interface
  • Metastability
  • Random interactions

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