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The Ising Model on a Two-Community Stochastic Block Model

Probability 2026-05-14 v2 Statistical Mechanics Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We study the Ising model on a two-community stochastic block model, where nn spins are split into two equal groups with inter-community interaction parameter αn[0,1]\alpha_n\in[0,1]. We provide a complete characterization of the phase diagram and show that, almost surely with respect to the graph realization, the model undergoes a uniqueness/non-uniqueness phase transition of the Gibbs measure. In particular, in the supercritical regime, the law of the magnetization vector of the two communities converges to a mixture of Dirac measures that, depending on whether αn1/n\alpha_n\gg 1/n or αn1/n\alpha_n\lesssim1/n, is supported on two or four points, with possibly different weights. In the uniqueness region, we further analyze the fluctuations of the magnetization vector in the subcritical regime and we prove a quenched central limit theorem.

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@article{arxiv.2604.20631,
  title  = {The Ising Model on a Two-Community Stochastic Block Model},
  author = {Alessandra Bianchi and Vanessa Jacquier and Matteo Sfragara},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.20631},
  year   = {2026}
}

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32 pages

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