Mathematics > Probability
[Submitted on 29 Apr 2024 (v1), last revised 1 May 2024 (this version, v2)]
Title:On Approximating the Potts Model with Contracting Glauber Dynamics
View PDF HTML (experimental)Abstract:We show that the Potts model on a graph can be approximated by a sequence of independent and identically distributed spins in terms of Wasserstein distance at high temperatures. We prove a similar result for the Curie-Weiss-Potts model on the complete graph, conditioned on being close enough to any of its equilibrium macrostates, in the low-temperature regime. Our proof technique is based on Stein's method for comparing the stationary distributions of two Glauber dynamics with similar updates, one of which is rapid mixing and contracting on a subset of the state space. Along the way, we obtain new upper bounds on the mixing times of the Glauber dynamics for the Potts model on a general bounded-degree graph, and for the conditional measure of the Curie-Weiss-Potts model near an equilibrium macrostate.
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From: Jackie Lok [view email][v1] Mon, 29 Apr 2024 15:14:03 UTC (46 KB)
[v2] Wed, 1 May 2024 13:57:20 UTC (46 KB)
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