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Complexity of the p-spin Hamiltonian with a Non-Rotationally Invariant Potential

Probability 2026-02-12 v1

Abstract

We investigate the complexity of the Hamiltonian in the pure pp-spin spin glass model accompanied with a polynomial-type potential on RN\mathbb{R}^N. In this Hamiltonian, the Gaussian field is anisotropic, and the potential lacks rotational invariance. Our main result derives the logarithmic limit for the expected number of critical points in terms of a variational formula. As a consequence, by identifying the critical location of the phase transition from our representation, we provide an upper bound for the ground state energy of the model.

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@article{arxiv.2602.11036,
  title  = {Complexity of the p-spin Hamiltonian with a Non-Rotationally Invariant Potential},
  author = {Wei-Kuo Chen and Te-Lun Lu and Arnab Sen},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.11036},
  year   = {2026}
}

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54 pages