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Gaussian concentration and uniqueness of equilibrium states in lattice systems

Probability 2020-12-02 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We consider equilibrium states (that is, shift-invariant Gibbs measures) on the configuration space SZdS^{\mathbb{Z}^d} where d1d\geq 1 and SS is a finite set. We prove that if an equilibrium state for a shift-invariant uniformly summable potential satisfies a Gaussian concentration bound, then it is unique. Equivalently, if there exist several equilibrium states for a potential, none of them can satisfy such a bound.

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@article{arxiv.2006.05320,
  title  = {Gaussian concentration and uniqueness of equilibrium states in lattice systems},
  author = {J. -R. Chazottes and J. Moles and F. Redig and E. Ugalde},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2006.05320},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

24 pages. Accepted for publication in J. Stat. Phys. (2020). Some typos have been corrected. Proposition 2.2 has been strengthened: if a Gaussian concentration bound holds then the measure is mixing, not only ergodic