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An ultrametric state space with a dense discrete overlap distribution: Paperfolding sequences

Mathematical Physics 2015-05-20 v1 Statistical Mechanics math.MP Probability

Abstract

We compute the Parisi overlap distribution for paperfolding sequences. It turns out to be discrete, and to live on the dyadic rationals. Hence it is a pure point measure whose support is the full interval [-1; +1]. The space of paperfolding sequences has an ultrametric structure. Our example provides an illustration of some properties which were suggested to occur for pure states in spin glass models.

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@article{arxiv.1010.2338,
  title  = {An ultrametric state space with a dense discrete overlap distribution: Paperfolding sequences},
  author = {Aernout C. D. van Enter and Ellis de Groote},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1010.2338},
  year   = {2015}
}
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