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For this model, statistical mechanics tells us
low temperature (
) 
low E
spins aligned
large magnetization
high temperature (
) 
large thermal energy
spins randomly aligned
no magnetization
Here magnetization 
.
So low T and high T behavior for the Ising model is the same
as a real ferromagnet.
Paul Coddington, Northeast Parallel Architectures Center at Syracuse University, paulc@npac.syr.edu