2023-08-09
Critical configurations of the hard-core model on square grid graphs
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We consider the hard-core model on a finite square grid graph with stochastic Glauber dynamics parametrized by the inverse temperature β. We investigate how the transition between its two maximum-occupancy configurations takes place in the low-temperature regime β→∞ in the case of periodic boundary conditions. The hard-core constraints and the grid symmetry make the structure of the critical configurations, also known as essential saddles, for this transition very rich and complex. We provide a comprehensive geometrical characterization of the set of critical configurations that are asymptotically visited with probability one. In particular, we develop a novel isoperimetric inequality for hard-core configurations with a fixed number of particles and we show how not only their size but also their shape determines the characterization of the saddles.
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Baldassarri, S., Jacquier, V., & Zocca, A. (2023). Critical configurations of the hard-core model on square grid graphs. doi:10.48550/arXiv.2308.05041 |
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