The variational principle for a marked Gibbs point process with infinite-range multibody interactions

Abstract

We prove the Gibbs variational principle for the Asakura--Oosawa model in which particles of random size obey a hardcore constraint of non-overlap and are additionally subject to a temperature-dependent area interaction. The particle size is unbounded, leading to infinite-range interactions, and the potential cannot be written as a $k$-body interaction for fixed $k$. As a byproduct, we also prove the existence of infinite-volume Gibbs point processes satisfying the DLR equations. The essential control over the influence of boundary conditions can be established using the geometry of the model and the hard-core constraint.

Version accepted for publication in the Electronic Journal of Probability. 35 pages, 1 figure

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