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Liquid-gas phase transition for Gibbs point process with Quermass interaction

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We prove the existence of a first order phase transition for continuous Gibbs point process in Rd with Quermass interaction. The Hamiltonian we consider is a linear combination of the volume V, the surface measure S and the Euler-Poincaré characteristic χ of a halo of particles (i.e. an union of balls centred at the positions of particles). We show the non-uniqueness of infinite volume Gibbs measures for special values of activity and temperature, provided that the temperature is low enough. Moreover we show the non-differentiability of the pressure at these critical points. Our main tool is an adaptation of the Pirogov-Sinaï-Zahradnik theory for continuous systems with interaction exhibiting a saturation property.

Source: Electronic Journal of Probability

DOI: 10.1214/25-ejp1361

Authors: David Dereudre, Christopher Renaud-Chan

Institutions: Université de Lille, Université Grenoble Alpes

Language: English

Topic: Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics

Subfield: Mathematical Physics

Field: Mathematics

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $675

Funders: Université de Lille, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique