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The Ising model: Highlights and perspectives

Probability 2025-01-10 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We give a short non-technical introduction to the Ising model, and review some successes as well as challenges which have emerged from its study in probability and mathematical physics. This includes the infinite-volume theory of phase transitions, and ideas like scaling, renormalization group, universality, SLE, and random symmetry breaking in disordered systems and networks. This note is based on a talk given on 15 August 2024, as part of the Ising lecture during the 11th Bernoulli-IMS world congress, Bochum.

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@article{arxiv.2501.05394,
  title  = {The Ising model: Highlights and perspectives},
  author = {Christof Kuelske},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.05394},
  year   = {2025}
}

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17 pages

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