Tranlation-invariant Gibbs measures for the Hard-Core model with a countable set of spin values

Abstract: In this paper, we study the Hard Core (HC) model with a countable set $\mathbb Z$ of spin values on a Cayley tree of order $k=2$. This model is defined by a countable set of parameters (that is, the activity function $\lambda_i>0$, $i\in \mathbb Z$). A functional equation is obtained that provides the consistency condition for finite-dimensional Gibbs distributions. Analyzing this equation, the following results are obtained: Let $k\geq 2$ and $\Lambda=\sum_i\lambda_i$. For $\Lambda=+\infty$ there is no translation-invariant Gibbs measure (TIGM); Let $k=2$ and $\Lambda<+\infty$. For the model under constraint such that at $G$-admissible graph the loops are imposed at two vertices of the graph, the uniqueness of TIGM is proved; Let $k=2$ and $\Lambda<+\infty$. For the model under constraint such that at $G$-admissible graph the loops are imposed at three vertices of the graph, the uniqueness and non-uniqueness conditions of TIGMs are found.