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Sharp asymptotic behavior for wetting models in (1+1)-dimension

Francesco Caravenna, Giambattista Giacomin, and Lorenzo Zambotti

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Abstract

We consider continuous and discrete (1+1)-dimensional wetting models which undergo a localization/delocalization phase transition. Using a simple approach based on Renewal Theory we determine the precise asymptotic behavior of the partition function, from which we obtain the scaling limits of the models and an explicit construction of the infinite volume measure in all regimes, including the critical one.

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Source
Electron. J. Probab., Volume 11 (2006), paper no. 14, 345-362.

Dates
Accepted: 8 May 2006
First available in Project Euclid: 31 May 2016

Permanent link to this document
https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ejp/1464730549

Digital Object Identifier
doi:10.1214/EJP.v11-320

Mathematical Reviews number (MathSciNet)
MR2217821

Zentralblatt MATH identifier
1112.60068

Subjects
Primary: 60K35: Interacting random processes; statistical mechanics type models; percolation theory [See also 82B43, 82C43]
Secondary: 60F10: Large deviations 82B41: Random walks, random surfaces, lattice animals, etc. [See also 60G50, 82C41]

Keywords
Wetting Transition Critical Wetting delta-Pinning Model Renewal Theory Fluctuation Theory for Random Walks

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This work is licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

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Caravenna, Francesco; Giacomin, Giambattista; Zambotti, Lorenzo. Sharp asymptotic behavior for wetting models in (1+1)-dimension. Electron. J. Probab. 11 (2006), paper no. 14, 345--362. doi:10.1214/EJP.v11-320. https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.ejp/1464730549


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