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Marginal relevance for the $\gamma$-stable pinning model

Probability 2016-12-08 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We investigate disorder relevance for the pinning of a renewal when the law of the random environment is in the domain of attraction of a stable law with parameter γ(1,2)\gamma \in (1,2). Assuming that the renewal jumps have power-law decay, we determine under which condition the critical point of the system modified by the introduction of a small quantity of disorder. In an earlier study of the problem, we have shown that the answer depends on the value of the tail exponent α\alpha associated to the distribution of renewal jumps: when α>1γ1\alpha>1-\gamma^{-1} a small amount of disorder shifts the critical point whereas it does not when α<1γ1\alpha<1-\gamma^{-1}. The present paper is focused on the boundary case α=1γ1\alpha=1-\gamma^{-1}. We show that a critical point shifts occurs in this case, and obtain an estimate for its intensity.

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@article{arxiv.1612.02389,
  title  = {Marginal relevance for the $\gamma$-stable pinning model},
  author = {Hubert Lacoin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1612.02389},
  year   = {2016}
}

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17 pages

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