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Stochastic Stability: A Review and Some Perspectives

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A review of the stochastic stability property for the Gaussian spin glass models is presented and some perspectives discussed.

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Contucci, P. Stochastic Stability: A Review and Some Perspectives. J Stat Phys 138, 543–550 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-009-9887-x

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