Mixed Phases in Feedback Ising Models
Abstract
We study mean-field Ising models in which the coupling depends on the magnetization via a feedback function. We identify mixed phases (MPs) and show that they can be stable at zero temperature for sufficiently strong feedback. Moreover, stable MPs are always superstable, meaning that perturbations decay linearly in time. Feedback Ising models (FIMs) provide a useful framework for phase transformations between aligned phases via stable and unstable intermediate phases in multistable systems. We also analyze the dynamical behavior of FIMs driven by a varying magnetic field and discuss basic properties of finite-dimensional FIMs.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Theoretical and Computational Physics
Opinion Dynamics and Social Influence
Quantum many-body systems
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Physical Review Letters
- Volume
- 137
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 027101–027101
- Publication date
- 19 May 2026
- Language
- EN