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Relative entropy, Gaussian concentration and uniqueness of equilibrium states

Probability 2022-11-09 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

For a general class of lattice-spin systems, we prove that an abstract Gaussian concentration bound implies positivity of lower relative entropy density. As a consequence we obtain uniqueness of translation-invariant Gibbs measures from the Gaussian concentration bound in this general setting. This extends earlier results from [Chazottes-Moles-REdig-Ugalde] with a different and very short proof.

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@article{arxiv.2112.11326,
  title  = {Relative entropy, Gaussian concentration and uniqueness of equilibrium states},
  author = {J. -R. Chazottes and F. Redig},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.11326},
  year   = {2022}
}

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13 pages. Submitted