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Bibliogr. p. [111]-114

This course is an introduction to logarithmic Sobolev inequalities aiming at presenting how they are used to prove the ergodicity of unbounded spin systems under weak interaction. This kind of models was considered in the context of field theory, where E. Nelson proved the hypercontractivity property which L. Gross motivated to introduce logarithmic Sobolev inequalities. The unboundedness of the spins introduces technical difficulties, but leads to use more varied tools. Only a narrow angle in the domain of Gibbs measures is considered, but it is an important development by B. Zegarlinski of one of R. L. Dobrushin's fundamental ideas. The course also provides the basic notions needed for diffusion processes (as self-adjoint operators) and Gibbs measures. Complements and exercises help to enlarge the domain dealt with. (Zentralblatt)

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