Ground state(s) of the spin-boson Hamiltonian (Q1117614)

We establish that the finite temperature KMS states of the spin-boson hamiltonian have a limit as the temperature drops to zero. Using recent advances on the one-dimensional Ising model with long range, \(1/r^ 2\) interactions, we prove qualitative properties of the ground state(s) in the ohmic case. We show (i) the asymptotics of the critical coupling as the bare energy gap goes to zero and to infinity, (ii) a jump in the order parameter, and (iii) that the number of bosons is finite below and infinite at and above the critical coupling strength.