Fixed points of an infinite dimensional operator related to Gibbs measures

Abstract

We describe fixed points of an infinite dimensional non-linear operator related to a hard core (HC) model with a countable set $\mathbb{N}$ of spin values on the Cayley tree. This operator is defined by a countable set of parameters $\lambda_{i}>0$, $a_{ij}\in \{0,1\}$, $ i,j \in \mathbb{N}$. We find a sufficient condition on these parameters under which the operator has unique fixed point. When this condition is not satisfied then we show that the operator may have up to five fixed points. Also, we prove that every fixed point generates a normalisable boundary law and therefore defines a Gibbs measure for the given HC-model.