Winterbottom construction for finite range ferromagnetic models: An double-struck L sign1-approach

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Abstract

We provide a rigorous microscopic derivation of the thermodynamic description of equilibrium crystal shapes in the presence of a substrate, first studied by Winterbottom. We consider finite range ferromagnetic Ising models with pair interactions in dimensions greater or equal to 3, and model the substrate by a finite-range boundary magnetic field acting on the spins close to the bottom wall of the box.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)93-131
Number of pages39
JournalJournal of Statistical Physics
Volume105
Issue number1-2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Boundary Gibbs fields
  • Equilibrium crystal shapes
  • Ferromagnetic lattice models
  • Winterbottom construction
  • Wulff construction

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