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First-order phase transition for Gibbs point processes with saturated interactions

Probability 2026-02-12 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We study first-order phase transitions in continuum Gibbs point processes with saturated interactions. These interactions form a broad class of Hamiltonians in which the local energy in regions of high particle density depends only on the number of points. Building on ideas of Pirogov-Sinai-Zahradnik theory and its adaptations to the continuum, we develop a general method for establishing the existence of two distinct infinite-volume Gibbs measures with different intensities in this setting, demonstrating a first-order phase transition. Our approach extends previous results obtained for the Quermass model and applies in particular to a new class of diluted pairwise interactions introduced in this work.

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@article{arxiv.2602.11078,
  title  = {First-order phase transition for Gibbs point processes with saturated interactions},
  author = {David Dereudre and Christopher Renaud-Chan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.11078},
  year   = {2026}
}

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32 pages

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