Abstract:
We consider a $p$-adic solid-on-solid (SOS) model with a nearest-neighbor coupling, $m{+}1$ spins, and a coupling constant $J\in\mathbb Q_p$ on a Cayley tree. We find conditions under which a phase transition does not occur in the model. We show that if $p\mid m+1$ for some $J$, then a phase transition occurs. Moreover, we formulate a criterion for the boundedness of $p$-adic Gibbs measures for the $(m+1)$-state SOS model.
Keywords:$p$-adic number, $p$-adic SOS model, Cayley tree, $p$-adic Gibbs measure.