Abstract
For the semiinfinite Ising model with quenched boundary disorder, we prove concavity inequalities for the difference of wall tensions associated with the minus and plus phases. These inequalities generalize phenomenological equalitiesknown as Cassie's law.
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Dunlop, F., Topolski, K. Cassie's Law and Concavity of Wall Tension with Respect to Disorder. Journal of Statistical Physics 98, 1115–1134 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018663611669
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