Abstract
We study the nearest-neighbour Ising model with a class of random boundary conditions, chosen from a symmetric i.i.d. distribution. We show for dimensions 4 and higher that almost surely the only limit points for a sequence of increasing cubes are the plus and the minus state. For d=2 and d=3 we prove a similar result for sparse sequences of increasing cubes. This question was raised by Newman and Stein. Our results imply that the Newman-Stein metastate is concentrated on the plus and the minus state.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 479-508 |
| Number of pages | 31 |
| Journal | Markov Processes and Related Fields |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
Keywords
- local- and central-limit theorems
- contour models
- metastates
- random boundary conditions