A large deviation principle for weighted Riesz interactions

We prove a large deviation principle for the sequence of push-forwards of empirical measures in the setting of Riesz potential interactions on compact subsets K in R^d with continuous external fields. Our results are valid for base measures on K satisfying a strong Bernstein-Markov type property for Riesz potentials. Furthermore, we give sufficient conditions on K (which are satisfied if K is a smooth submanifold) so that a measure on K which satisfies a mass-density condition will also satisfy this strong Bernstein-Markov property.