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Extremal Gibbs measures, Uniqueness

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MATH-486: Statistical mechanics and Gibbs measures

This course provides a rigorous introduction to the ideas, methods and results of classical statistical mechanics, with an emphasis on presenting the central tools for the probabilistic description of infinite lattice systems. ...

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This lecture covers the concept of extremal Gibbs measures and uniqueness in the context of statistical mechanics. The instructor explains the computation of TAN, the construction of two Gibbs measures, and the properties of extremal Gibbs measures. The lecture also delves into the role of extremal measures and provides sufficient conditions for uniqueness in the Ising model.

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