Pinning by a sparse potential (Q2387452): Difference between revisions

Let \(P_0\) denote the law of an aperiodic, symmetric random walk on \(\mathbb Z^{d}\) starting from 0 with finite variance increments. Let \(\omega\in\{0,1\}^{\mathbb N}\) be a fixed environment and let \(\eta>0\). The directed polymer measure is given by \[ P_{N,\eta}^\omega(X) = (Z_{N,\eta}^\omega)^{-1}\exp\left( \eta\sum_{i\in \Lambda_N}{\mathbf 1}_{(X_i=0)}\omega_i\right) P_0(X) \] where \(\Lambda_N =\{1,\ldots,N\}\) and \(Z_{N,\eta}^\omega\) is the normalizing constant. The authors obtain the following explicit characterization of the set of environments \(\omega\) for which pinning of the polymer occurs. Let \(d =1\) or 2. For any \(\eta>0\), \[ \liminf_{N\to\infty} |\Lambda_N|^{-1}E_{\eta,N}^\omega\left( \sum_{i\in \Lambda_N}{\mathbf 1}_{(X_i=0)}\omega_i \right)>0 \iff \liminf_{N\to\infty} |\Lambda_N|^{-1} \sum_{i\in \Lambda_N}\omega_i >0. \] This criterion is also valid for massless effective interface models in 2+1-dimensions (the measure \(P_{N,\eta}^\omega\) is defined for \(\omega\in\{0,1\}^{\mathbb N^2}\), \(\Lambda_N =\{1,\ldots,N\}^2\) and \(d=1\)). In this case, the proof requires a result by \textit{J.-D. Deuschel} and \textit{Y. Velenik} [Probab. Theory Relat. Fields 116, No. 3, 359--377 (2000; Zbl 0960.60095)].