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Domino tilings of black-and-white Temperleyan cylinders

Probability 2026-01-21 v1 Mathematical Physics Complex Variables math.MP

Abstract

We consider the dimer model in cylindrical domains Ωδ\Omega_\delta on square grids of mesh size δ\delta with two Temperleyan boundary components of different colors. Assuming that the Ωδ\Omega_\delta approximate a cylindrical domain Ω\Omega as δ0\delta\to 0, we prove the convergence of height fluctuations to the Gaussian Free Field in Ω\Omega plus an independent discrete Gaussian multiple of the harmonic measure of one of the boundary components. The limit of the dimer coupling functions on Ωδ\Omega_\delta is holomorphic in Ω\Omega but not conformally covariant. Given this, we determine the limiting structure of height fluctuations from general principles rather than from explicit computations. In particular, our analysis justifies the inevitable appearance of the discrete Gaussian distribution in the doubly connected setup.

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@article{arxiv.2601.13332,
  title  = {Domino tilings of black-and-white Temperleyan cylinders},
  author = {Dmitry Chelkak and Zachary Deiman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2601.13332},
  year   = {2026}
}

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26 pages, 3 figures