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Zero-temperature stochastic Ising model on one-dimensional quasi-transitive graphs

Probability 2026-07-09 v1 Mathematical Physics

Abstract

We consider the zero-temperature stochastic Ising process describing ±1\pm 1 spin-flip dynamics on an infinite one-dimensional quasi-transitive graph G=(V,E)G=(V,E) with finite interaction range KK. We prove that the zero-temperature limit of the Glauber dynamics for this Ising model exhibits a Type I\mathcal{I} behavior (infinite fluctuations of all vertices) if and only if the graph possesses the so-called \emph{shrink property}. For graphs lacking this property, we introduce an algorithmic framework based on an auxiliary spatial automaton to distinguish, in finite time, between Type F\mathcal{F} behavior (almost sure local fixation) and Type M\mathcal{M} behavior (a mixed regime characterized by the presence of blinkers). We prove that the classification among these three regimes is algorithmically decidable. Furthermore, we provide a constructive example of a graph supporting blinkers of arbitrarily large size.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2607.08330,
  title  = {Zero-temperature stochastic Ising model on one-dimensional quasi-transitive graphs},
  author = {Emilio De Santis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.08330},
  year   = {2026}
}

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