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Lattice random-field Widom--Rowlinson models

Probability 2026-05-19 v1

Abstract

We consider the Widom--Rowlinson model on Zd\mathbb{Z}^d subject to a symmetric i.i.d.\ random field. We prove that for dimensions d2d\le 2 any non-trivial random field leads to an absence of a phase transition. In contrast, in dimensions d3d\ge 3 and for Gaussian random fields, phase-transition behavior of the model is maintained for sufficiently large densities of occupied sites. This extends the general picture known from the classical random-field Ising model to the random-field Widom--Rowlinson model. Following the general proof route of Aizenman--Wehr as well as Ding--Zhuang, our main contribution rests on adequate notions of contours and their associated generalized spin-flip operation to deal with hard-core repulsions.

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@article{arxiv.2605.18744,
  title  = {Lattice random-field Widom--Rowlinson models},
  author = {Benedikt Jahnel and Daniel Kamecke and Christof Külske},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.18744},
  year   = {2026}
}

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22 pages, 1 figure