Euclidean Gibbs states of interacting quantum anharmonic oscillators

Abstract

A rigorous description of the equilibrium thermodynamic properties of an infinite system of interacting $\nu$-dimensional quantum anharmonic oscillators is given. The oscillators are indexed by the elements of a countable set $\mathbb{L}\subset {\mathbb{R}}^d$, possibly irregular; the anharmonic potentials vary from site to site. The description is based on the representation of the Gibbs states in terms of path measures -- the so called Euclidean Gibbs measures. It is proven that: (a) the set of such measures ${\mathcal{G}}^{\mathrm{t}}$ is non-void and compact; (b) every $\mu \in {\mathcal{G}}^{\mathrm{t}}$ obeys an exponential integrability estimate, the same for the whole set ${\mathcal{G}}^{\mathrm{t}}$; (c) every $\mu \in {\mathcal{G}}^{\mathrm{t}}$ has a Lebowitz-Presutti type support; (d) ${\mathcal{G}}^{\mathrm{t}}$ is a singleton at high temperatures. In the case of attractive interaction and $\nu =1$ we prove that $|{\mathcal{G}}^{\mathrm{t}}|>1$ at low temperatures. The uniqueness of Gibbs measures due to quantum effects and at a nonzero external field are also proven in this case. Thereby, a qualitative theory of phase transitions and quantum effects, which interprets most important experimental data known for the corresponding physical objects, is developed. The mathematical result of the paper is a complete description of the set ${\mathcal{G}}^{\mathrm{t}}$, which refines and extends the results known for models of this type.

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