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Cluster-Cluster model in $\mathbb{Z}^d$

Probability 2026-08-05 v1 Mathematical Physics Chemical Physics

Abstract

We consider a stochastic process on Zd\mathbb{Z}^d for d1d \geq 1. Given a translation invariant and ergodic starting configuration of finite clusters, each cluster CC performs a continuous time simple random walk with rate Cα|C|^{-\alpha}. If it attempts to move to a vertex occupied by another cluster, it does not move, and instead the two clusters connect via a new edge. In all dimensions, we show that if α0\alpha\ge 0, there is almost surely no spontaneous creation of an infinite cluster within finite time. Moreover, for any α12/d\alpha\le-1-2/d there is a finite-time blowup almost surely. In the regime α(1,0)\alpha\in(-1,0) we show that the behavior greatly depends on the initial configuration. In addition, in dimension one, we establish the exact phase diagram.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2608.05105,
  title  = {Cluster-Cluster model in $\mathbb{Z}^d$},
  author = {Noam Berger and Eviatar B. Procaccia and Dominik Schmid and Daniel Sharon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2608.05105},
  year   = {2026}
}