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A simple proof is given for the existence of a sharp interface between two ordered phases for the three-dimensional 2n-state Potts model (n integer).
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Ruiz, J. Interface sharpness in the Potts model. J Stat Phys 56, 621–629 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01016770
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