Bipartite maximizer and clique free-energy conjectures for the antiferromagnetic Ising model

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Let GG range over Δ\Delta-regular graphs, let αG(B,λ)\alpha_G(B,\lambda) be the occupancy fraction, and let FG(B,λ)F_G(B,\lambda) be the free energy density. Bipartite maximizer and clique free-energy conjectures. For all Δ≥3\Delta\geq 3 and all (B,λ)∈[0,1]2(B,\lambda)\in[0,1]^2:

  1. The complete bipartite graph KΔ,ΔK_{\Delta,\Delta} maximizes αG(B,λ)\alpha_G(B,\lambda) over Δ\Delta-regular graphs.
  2. The complete graph KΔ+1K_{\Delta+1} minimizes FG(B,λ)F_G(B,\lambda) over Δ\Delta-regular graphs.

The first assertion extends the proved 33-regular result for K3,3K_{3,3}, while the second concerns free-energy minimization despite the failure of clique occupancy minimization throughout the full parameter space. The supplied text does not state whether either assertion has been resolved.

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Ewan Davies and Olivia LeBlanc, “On the occupancy fraction of the antiferromagnetic Ising model”, arXiv:2412.18070 (2024).

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