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Critical correlation functions for the 4-dimensional weakly self-avoiding walk and n-component $|\varphi|^4$ model

Mathematical Physics 2016-01-20 v3 math.MP Probability

Abstract

We extend and apply a rigorous renormalisation group method to study critical correlation functions, on the 4-dimensional lattice Z4\mathbb{Z}^4, for the weakly coupled nn-component φ4|\varphi|^4 spin model for all n1n \geq 1, and for the continuous-time weakly self-avoiding walk. For the φ4|\varphi|^4 model, we prove that the critical two-point function has x2|x|^{-2} (Gaussian) decay asymptotically, for n1n \ge 1. We also determine the asymptotic decay of the critical correlations of the squares of components of φ\varphi, including the logarithmic corrections to Gaussian scaling, for n1n \geq 1. The above extends previously known results for n=1n = 1 to all n1n \ge 1, and also observes new phenomena for n>1n > 1, all with a new method of proof. For the continuous-time weakly self-avoiding walk, we determine the decay of the critical generating function for the "watermelon" network consisting of p weakly mutually- and self-avoiding walks, for all p1p \ge 1, including the logarithmic corrections. This extends a previously known result for p=1p = 1, for which there is no logarithmic correction, to a much more general setting. In addition, for both models, we study the approach to the critical point and prove existence of logarithmic corrections to scaling for certain correlation functions. Our method gives a rigorous analysis of the weakly self-avoiding walk as the n=0n = 0 case of the φ4|\varphi|^4 model, and provides a unified treatment of both models, and of all the above results.

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@article{arxiv.1412.2668,
  title  = {Critical correlation functions for the 4-dimensional weakly self-avoiding walk and n-component $|\varphi|^4$ model},
  author = {Gordon Slade and Alexandre Tomberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1412.2668},
  year   = {2016}
}

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67 pages

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