On four state Hard Core Models on the Cayley Tree

Abstract: We consider a nearest-neighbor four state hard-core (HC) model on the homogeneous Cayley tree of order $k$. The Hamiltonian of the model is considered on a set of "admissible" configurations. Admissibility is specified through a graph with four vertices. We first exhibit conditions (on the graph and on the parameters) under which the model has a unique Gibbs measure. Next we turn to some specific cases. Namely, first we study, in the case of a particular graph (the diamond), translation-invariant and periodic Gibbs measures. We provide in both cases the equations of the transition lines separating uniqueness from non--uniqueness regimes. Finally the same is done for "fertile" graphs, the so--called stick, gun, and key (here only translation invariant states are taken into account).