The spectral gap for the kawasaki dynamics at low temperature

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 215-271

  Cancrini, N ^a   Cesi, F ^b   Martinelli, F ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Kawasaki dynamics; Large deviations; Spectral gap; Wulff construction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033246856     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1004581512343     Document Type: Article

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