Geometric Gibbs theory

We extend the classical Gibbs theory for smooth potentials to the geometric Gibbs theory for certain continuous potentials. We study the existence and uniqueness and the compatibility of geometric Gibbs measures associated with these continuous potentials. We introduce a complex Banach manifold structure on the space of these continuous potentials as well as on the space of all geometric Gibbs measures. We prove that with this complex Banach manifold structure, the space is complete and, moreover, is the completion of the space of all smooth potentials as well as the space of all classical Gibbs measures. There is a maximum metric on the space, which is incomplete. We prove that the topology induced by the newly introduced complex Banach manifold structure and the topology induced by the maximal metric are the same. We prove that a geometric Gibbs measure is an equilibrium state, and the infimum of the metric entropy function on the space is zero.

     

Geometric Gibbs theory In Memory of Professor Shantao Liao

We extend the classical Gibbs theory for smooth potentials to the geometric Gibbs theory for certain continuous potentials. We study the existence and uniqueness and the compatibility of geometric Gibbs measures associated with these continuous potentials. We introduce a complex Banach manifold structure on the space of these continuous potentials as well as on the space of all geometric Gibbs measures. We prove that with this complex Banach manifold structure, the space is complete and, moreover, is the completion of the space of all smooth potentials as well as the space of all classical Gibbs measures. There is a maximum metric on the space,which is incomplete. We prove that the topology induced by the newly introduced complex Banach manifold structure and the topology induced by the maximal metric are the same. We prove that a geometric Gibbs measure is an equilibrium state, and the infimum of the metric entropy function on the space is zero.     

Translation-invariant and periodic Gibbs measures for the Potts model on a Cayley tree

We study translation-invariant Gibbs measures on a Cayley tree of order k = 3 for the ferromagnetic three-state Potts model. We obtain explicit formulas for translation-invariant Gibbs measures. We also consider periodic Gibbs measures on a Cayley tree of order k for the antiferromagnetic q-state Potts model. Moreover, we improve previously obtained results: we find the exact number of periodic Gibbs measures with the period two on a Cayley tree of order k ≥ 3 that are defined on some invariant sets.     

The uniqueness condition for a weakly periodic Gibbs measure for the hard-core model

We study the hard-core model on the Cayley tree. We show that this model admits only periodic Gibbs measures with the period two. We find sufficient conditions for all weakly periodic Gibbs measures to be translation invariant.     

Periodic Gibbs measures for the Potts model on the Cayley tree

We study the Potts model on the Cayley tree. We demonstrate that for this model with a zero external field, periodic Gibbs measures on some invariant sets are translation invariant. Furthermore, we find the conditions under which the Potts model with a nonzero external field admits periodic Gibbs measures.     

Four competing interactions for models with an uncountable set of spin values on a Cayley tree

We consider models with four competing interactions (external field, nearest neighbor, second neighbor, and three neighbors) and an uncountable set [0, 1] of spin values on the Cayley tree of order two. We reduce the problem of describing the splitting Gibbs measures of the model to the problem of analyzing solutions of a nonlinear integral equation and study some particular cases for Ising and Potts models. We also show that periodic Gibbs measures for the given models either are translation invariant or have the period two. We present examples where periodic Gibbs measures with the period two are not unique.     

On periodic Gibbs measures of <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-adic Potts model on a Cayley tree

In the present paper, we study the existence of periodic p-adic quasi Gibbs measures of p-adic Potts model over the Cayley tree of order two. We first prove that the renormalized dynamical system associated with the model is conjugate to the symbolic shift. As a consequence of this result we obtain the existence of countably many periodic p-adic Gibbs measures for the model.     

Construction of Gibbs measures for 1-dimensional continuum fields

We study 1-dimensional continuum fields of Ginzburg-Landau type under the presence of an external and a long-range pair interaction potentials. The corresponding Gibbs states are formulated as Gibbs measures relative to Brownian motion [17]. In this context we prove the existence of Gibbs measures for a wide class of potentials including a singular external potential as hard-wall ones, as well as a non-convex interaction. Our basic methods are: (i) to derive moment estimates via integration by parts; and (ii) in its finite-volume construction, to represent the hard-wall Gibbs measure on C(ℝ;ℝ⁺) in terms of a certain rotationally invariant Gibbs measure on C(ℝ;ℝ³).     

Description of weakly periodic Gibbs measures for the isingmodel on a cayley tree

We introduce the concept of a weakly periodic Gibbs measure. For the Ising model, we describe a set of such measures corresponding to normal subgroups of indices two and four in the group representation of a Cayley tree. In particular, we prove that for a Cayley tree of order four, there exist critical values T _c < T _cr of the temperature T > 0 such that there exist five weakly periodic Gibbs measures for 0 < T < T _c or T > T _cr , three weakly periodic Gibbs measures for T = T _c , and one weakly periodic Gibbs measure for T _c < T ≤ T _cr . __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 156, No. 2, pp. 292–302, August, 2008.     

Fertile HC models with three states on a cayley tree

We consider fertile hard-core (HC) models with three states on a homogeneous Cayley tree. It is known that four types of such models exist. For these models, we describe the translation-invariant and periodic HC Gibbs measures. We also construct a uncountable set of nonperiodic Gibbs measures. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 156, No. 3, pp. 412–424, September, 2008.     

Gibbs measures for the SOS model with four states on a Cayley tree

We analyze the SOS (solid-on-solid) model with spins 0, 1, 2, 3 on a Cayley tree of order k ≥ 1. We consider translation-invariant and periodic splitting Gibbs measures for this model. The majority of the constructed Gibbs measures are mirror symmetric. __________ Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 149, No. 1, pp. 18–31, October, 2006.     

Hydrodynamic limit for the Ginzburg–Landau ∇ϕ interface model with non-convex potential

The hydrodynamic limit of the Ginzburg–Landau $??$ interface model was derived in Funaki and Spohn (1997) and Nishikawa (2003) for strictly convex potentials. This paper deals with non-convex potentials under suitable assumptions on the free energy and identification of the extremal Gibbs measures which have been recently established at sufficiently high temperature in Cotar and Deuschel (2012). Because of the non-convexity, many difficulties arise, especially, on the identification of equilibrium states. We show the equivalence between the stationarity and the Gibbs property under quite general settings, and we complete the identification of equilibrium states. We also establish some uniform estimates for variances of extremal Gibbs measures.     

Ergodicity of canonical Gibbs measures with respect to the diffeomorphism group

For general potentials we prove that every canonical Gibbs measure on configurations over a manifold X is quasi‐invariant w.r.t. the group of diffeomorphisms on X. We show that this quasi‐invariance property also characterizes the class of canonical Gibbs measures. From this we conclude that the extremal canonical Gibbs measures are just the ergodic ones w.r.t. the diffeomorphism group. Thus we provide a whole class of different irreducible representations. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Periodic Gibbs Measures for the Potts-SOS Model on a Cayley Tree

Theoretical and Mathematical Physics - We describe periodic Gibbs measures for the Potts-SOS model on a Cayley tree of order k ≥ 1, i.e. a characterization of such measures with respect to...     

On a generalized p-adic Gibbs measure for Ising model on trees

In this paper we consider a p-adic Ising model on an arbitraty tree. We show the uniqueness and boundedness of the p-adic Gibbs measure for the model. Moreover, we consider translational invariant and periodic generalized p-adic Gibbs measures for the model on the Cayley tree of order two.     

Periodic Gibbs states

Periodic Gibbs states for quantum lattice systems are investigated. We formulate the definition of the periodic Gibbs states and the measures associated with them. Theorems of existence are proved for these states. We also prove the existence of the critical temperature for the system of anharmonic quantum oscillators with pairwise interaction.Translated from Ukrainskii Matematicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 45, No. 4, pp. 451–458, April, 1993.     

Nonuniqueness of a Gibbs measure for the Ising ball model

We study a new model, the so-called Ising ball model on a Cayley tree of order k ≥ 2. We show that there exists a critical activity \(\lambda _{cr} = \sqrt[4]{{0.064}}\) such that at least one translation-invariant Gibbs measure exists for λ ≥ λ _cr , at least three translation-invariant Gibbs measures exist for 0 < λ < λ _cr , and for some λ, there are five translation-invariant Gibbs measures and a continuum of Gibbs measures that are not translation invariant. For any normal divisor \(\hat G\) of index 2 of the group representation on the Cayley tree, we study \(\hat G\) -periodic Gibbs measures. We prove that there exists an uncountable set of \(\hat G\) -periodic (not translation invariant and “checkerboard” periodic) Gibbs measures.     

Periodic Gibbs measures for the three-state SOS model on a Cayley tree with a translation-invariant external field

Theoretical and Mathematical Physics - We consider a three-state solid-on-solid (SOS) model on a Cayley tree in the presence of an external field. We show that periodic Gibbs measures are either...     

Weakly periodic ground states and Gibbs measures for the Ising model with competing interactions on the Cayley tree

We introduce the notion of a weakly periodic configuration. For the Ising model with competing interactions, we describe the set of all weakly periodic ground states corresponding to normal divisors of indices 2 and 4 of the group representation of the Cayley tree. In addition, we study new Gibbs measures for the Ising model.     

Weakly periodic Gibbs measures and ground states for the Potts model with competing interactions on the Cayley tree

For the Potts model with competing interactions, we describe the set of weakly periodic ground states corresponding to index-two normal divisors of the Cayley tree group representation. We also study some weakly periodic Gibbs measures.