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Translation invariant equilibrium states of ferromagnetic Abelian lattice systems

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The structure of the set of all translation invariant equilibrium states is determined for all temperatures, for which the free energy is differentiable. Models with several phase transitions are discussed rigorously.

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  1. Département de Mathématiques, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale, 61, Av. de Cour, CH-1007, Lausanne, Suisse

    Charles-Edouard Pfister

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Pfister, CE. Translation invariant equilibrium states of ferromagnetic Abelian lattice systems. Commun.Math. Phys. 86, 375–390 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01212175

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