Zero-temperature Glauber dynamics on Z^d

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Abstract: We study zero-temperature Glauber dynamics on �^d, which is a dynamic version of the Ising model of ferromagnetism. Spins are initially chosen according to a Bernoulli distribution with density p, and then the states are continuously (and randomly) updated according to the majority rule. This corresponds to the sudden quenching of a ferromagnetic system at high temperature with an external field, to one at zero temperature with no external field. Define p_c(�^d) to be the infimum over p such that the system fixates at '+' with probability 1. It is a folklore conjecture that p_c(�^d) = 1/2 for every 2 le d in N. We prove that p_c(�^d) o 1/2 as d o infty.


The zero-temperature Glauber dynamics on \(\mathbb{Z}^d\) is investigated, with Ising spins initially chosen according to a Bernoulli distribution with density \(p\). The dynamics is implemented by a continuous (and random) updating of states according to the majority rule. This corresponds to the sudden quenching of a ferromagnetic system at high temperature with an external field to one at zero temperature with no external field. The conjecture by \textit{L. R. Fontes, R. H. Schonmann} and \textit{V. Sidoravicius} [Commun. Math. Phys. 228, No. 3, 495--518 (2002; Zbl 1004.82013)] that the critical threshold for fixation at the Gibbs state is actually equal to \(1/2\) in all dimensions is proven to hold true asymptotically as \(d\rightarrow \infty \).



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