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We report results about a rigorous microscopic justification of the Wulff construction for the two-dimensional Ising model at low temperatures and under periodic boundary conditions. The idea of the proof is sketched.
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Dobrushin, R.L., Kotecký, R. & Shlosman, S.B. A microscopic justification of the Wulff construction. J Stat Phys 72, 1–14 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01048037
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