Exploring Metastability in Ising models: critical droplets, energy barriers and exit time

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Main Author: Jacquier, Vanessa
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contents This paper provides an overview of the research on the metastable behavior of the Ising model. We analyze the transition times from the set of metastable states to the set of the stable states by identifying the critical configurations that the system crosses with high probability during this transition and by computing the energy barrier that the system must overcome to reach the stable state starting from the metastable one. We describe the dynamical phase transition of the Ising model evolving under Glauber dynamics across various contexts, including different lattices, dimensions and anisotropic variants. The analysis is extended to related models, such as long-range Ising model, Blume-Capel and Potts models, as well as to dynamics like Kawasaki dynamics, providing insights into metastability across different systems.
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spellingShingle Exploring Metastability in Ising models: critical droplets, energy barriers and exit time
Jacquier, Vanessa
Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
Probability
60J10, 60J45, 60K35, 82C20, 82C22, 82C26, 05B45
This paper provides an overview of the research on the metastable behavior of the Ising model. We analyze the transition times from the set of metastable states to the set of the stable states by identifying the critical configurations that the system crosses with high probability during this transition and by computing the energy barrier that the system must overcome to reach the stable state starting from the metastable one. We describe the dynamical phase transition of the Ising model evolving under Glauber dynamics across various contexts, including different lattices, dimensions and anisotropic variants. The analysis is extended to related models, such as long-range Ising model, Blume-Capel and Potts models, as well as to dynamics like Kawasaki dynamics, providing insights into metastability across different systems.
title Exploring Metastability in Ising models: critical droplets, energy barriers and exit time
topic Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
Probability
60J10, 60J45, 60K35, 82C20, 82C22, 82C26, 05B45
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.06163