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We present a class of examples of nearest-neighbour, bounded-spin models, in which the low-temperature Gibbs measures do not converge as the temperature is lowered to zero, in any dimension.
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van Enter, A.C.D., Ruszel, W.M. Chaotic Temperature Dependence at Zero Temperature. J Stat Phys 127, 567–573 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-006-9260-2
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