Universal Asymptotic Statistics of Maximal Relative Height in One-dimensional Solid-on-solid Models

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2006-01-04

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0601073v1

Phys. Rev. E 73, 056103 (2006)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

13 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1103/PhysRevE.73.056103

We study the probability density function $P(h_m,L)$ of the maximum relative height $h_m$ in a wide class of one-dimensional solid-on-solid models of finite size $L$. For all these lattice models, in the large $L$ limit, a central limit argument shows that, for periodic boundary conditions, $P(h_m,L)$ takes a universal scaling form $P(h_m,L) \sim (\sqrt{12}w_L)^{-1}f(h_m/(\sqrt{12} w_L))$, with $w_L$ the width of the fluctuating interface and $f(x)$ the Airy distribution function. For one instance of these models, corresponding to the extremely anisotropic Ising model in two dimensions, this result is obtained by an exact computation using transfer matrix technique, valid for any $L>0$. These arguments and exact analytical calculations are supported by numerical simulations, which show in addition that the subleading scaling function is also universal, up to a non universal amplitude, and simply given by the derivative of the Airy distribution function $f'(x)$.

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