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We consider the Q-state Potts model on Z d, Q≥ 3, d≥ 2, with Kac ferromagnetic interactions and scaling parameter γ. We prove the existence of a first order phase transition for large but finite potential ranges. More precisely we prove that for γ small enough there is a value of the temperature at which coexist Q+1 Gibbs states. The proof is obtained by a perturbation around mean-field using Pirogov-Sinai theory. The result is valid in particular for d = 2, Q = 3, in contrast with the case of nearest-neighbor interactions for which available results indicate a second order phase transition. Putting both results together provides an example of a system which undergoes a transition from second to first order phase transition by changing only the finite range of the interaction.
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Gobron, T., Merola, I. First-Order Phase Transition in Potts Models with Finite-Range Interactions. J Stat Phys 126, 507–583 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-006-9230-8
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