Infinite-volume states with irreducible localization sets for gradient models on trees

Abstract

We consider general classes of gradient models on regular trees with values in a countable Abelian group $S$ such as $\mathbb{Z}$ or ${\mathbb{Z}}_q$, in regimes of strong coupling (or low temperature). This includes unbounded spin models like the p-SOS model and finite-alphabet clock models. We prove the existence of families of distinct homogeneous tree-indexed Markov chain Gibbs states ${\mu }_A$ whose single-site marginals concentrate on a given finite subset $A\subset S$ of spin values, under a strong coupling condition for the interaction, depending only on the cardinality $|A|$ of $A$. The existence of such states is a new and robust phenomenon which is of particular relevance for infinite spin models. These states are not convex combinations of each other, and in particular the states with $|A|\ge 2$ can not be decomposed into homogeneous Markov-chain Gibbs states with a single-valued concentration center. As a further application of the method we obtain moreover the existence of new types of $\mathbb{Z}$-valued gradient Gibbs states, whose single-site marginals do not localize, but whose correlation structure depends on the finite set $A$.

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