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Scaling limit for a class of gradient fields with nonconvex potentials

Probability 2010-12-09 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We consider gradient fields (ϕx:xZd)(\phi_x:x\in \mathbb{Z}^d) whose law takes the Gibbs--Boltzmann form Z1exp{<x,y>V(ϕyϕx)}Z^{-1}\exp\{-\sum_{< x,y>}V(\phi_y-\phi_x)\}, where the sum runs over nearest neighbors. We assume that the potential VV admits the representation V(η):=logϱ(dκ)exp[1/2κ\eta2],V(\eta):=-\log\int\varrho({d}\kappa)\exp\biggl[-{1/2}\kappa\et a^2\biggr], where ϱ\varrho is a positive measure with compact support in (0,)(0,\infty). Hence, the potential VV is symmetric, but nonconvex in general. While for strictly convex VV's, the translation-invariant, ergodic gradient Gibbs measures are completely characterized by their tilt, a nonconvex potential as above may lead to several ergodic gradient Gibbs measures with zero tilt. Still, every ergodic, zero-tilt gradient Gibbs measure for the potential VV above scales to a Gaussian free field.

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@article{arxiv.0704.3086,
  title  = {Scaling limit for a class of gradient fields with nonconvex potentials},
  author = {Marek Biskup and Herbert Spohn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0704.3086},
  year   = {2010}
}
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