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REM universality for linear random energy

Probability 2026-04-08 v1 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We consider a sequence of random Hamiltonians Hn(h,σ)=i=1nhi(σim)H_n(h,\sigma)=\sum^n_{i=1}h_i(\sigma_i-m), and study the asymptotic (nn\to \infty) distribution of the energy levels (Hn(h,σ))σ{1,1}n(H_n(h,\sigma))_{\sigma\in \{-1,1\}^n}, where h1,h2,h_1,h_2,\cdots are i.i.d. random variables. We show that, when eO(n)e^{O(n)} configurations are sampled at random, the corresponding collection of energy levels converges in distribution to a Poisson point process with exponential intensity measure. This establishes the Random Energy Model (REM) universality for the present model. Our results strengthen earlier works on local REM universality by characterizing the distribution of O(1)O(1)-order fluctuations of HnH_n. In addition, we improve upon the REM universality by dilution studied by Ben Arous, Gayrard, Kuptsov by allowing an exponentially large number eO(n)e^{O(n)} of sampled configurations, instead of eo(n)e^{o(\sqrt{n})}. Finally, we derive the asymptotic distribution of the Gibbs weight.

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@article{arxiv.2604.06122,
  title  = {REM universality for linear random energy},
  author = {Francesco Concetti and Simone Franchini},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2604.06122},
  year   = {2026}
}

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26 pages

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