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Interface in a one-dimensional Ising spin system

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Abstract

In this paper we will be studying the interface in a one-dimensional Ising spin system with a ferromagnetic Kac potential γJ(γ|r|). Below the critical temperature, when γ tends to 0, two distinct thermodynamic phases with different magnetizations appear. We will see that the local magnetization converges to one of these two values. On intervals of length γ-k the local magnetization will stay almost constant, but on longer intervals interfaces take place between different phases. We prove first a large deviation principle and apply Friedlin and Wentzell theory to estimate the position where the first interface appears.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-23
Number of pages23
JournalStochastic Processes and their Applications
Volume61
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1996

Keywords

  • Gibbs fields
  • Interfaces
  • Large deviations

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