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Maximum of the Gaussian interface model in random external fields

Probability 2024-03-29 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We consider the Gaussian interface model in the presence of random external fields, that is the finite volume (random) Gibbs measure on RΛN\mathbb{R}^{\Lambda_N}, ΛN=[N,N]dZd\Lambda_N=[-N, N]^d\cap \mathbb{Z}^d with Hamiltonian HN(ϕ)=14dxy(ϕ(x)ϕ(y))2xΛNη(x)ϕ(x)H_N(\phi)= \frac{1}{4d}\sum\limits_{x\sim y}(\phi(x)-\phi(y))^2-\sum\limits_{x\in \Lambda_N}\eta(x)\phi(x) and 00-boundary conditions. {η(x)}xZd\{\eta(x)\}_{x\in \mathbb{Z}^d} is a family of i.i.d. symmetric random variables. We study how the typical maximal height of a random interface is modified by the addition of quenched bulk disorder. We show that the asymptotic behavior of the maximum changes depending on the tail behavior of the random variable η(x)\eta(x) when d5d\geq 5. In particular, we identify the leading order asymptotics of the maximum.

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@article{arxiv.2307.12583,
  title  = {Maximum of the Gaussian interface model in random external fields},
  author = {Hironobu Sakagawa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2307.12583},
  year   = {2024}
}
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