2023/03/15 by Diederik van Engelenburg, van Engelenburg, Diederik, Marcin Lis +1
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #Markov Chains and Monte Carlo Methods #Mathematical Physics (math-ph) #Probability (math.PR) #Stochastic processes and statistical mechanics #Theoretical and Computational Physics
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2303.08596
openalex publication_date 2023/03/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We revisit the classical phenomenon of duality between random integer-valued height functions with positive definite potentials and abelian spin models with O(2) symmetry. We use it to derive new results in quite high generality including: a universal upper bound on the variance of the height function in terms of the Green's function (a GFF bound) which among others implies localisation on transient graphs; monotonicity of said variance with respect to a natural temperature parameter; the fact that delocalisation of the height function implies a BKT phase transition in planar models; and also delocalisation itself for height functions on periodic ``almost'' planar graphs.