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We consider the semi-infinite q–state Potts model. We prove, for large q, the existence of a first order surface phase transition between the ordered phase and the the so-called “new low temperature phase” predicted in,Li in which the bulk is ordered whereas the surface is disordered.
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Dobrovolny, C., Laanait, L. & Ruiz, J. Surface Transitions of the Semi-Infinite Potts Model II: The Low Bulk Temperature Regime. Journal of Statistical Physics 116, 1405–1434 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOSS.0000041744.83013.5d
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