On a nonhierarchical version of the generalized random energy model. II: Ultrametricity (Q2389234)

The paper studies the Gibbs measure of the nonhierarchical Generalized Random Energy Models introduced in previous work [Ann. Appl. Probab. 16, No. 1, 1--14 (2006; Zbl 1100.60026)]. The main result is to prove the Parisi picture and ultrametricity under some nondeneneracy conditions on the Hamiltonian. A byproduct of the analysis is that the extremal process of highly correlated Gaussian random variables coincides with that of a corresponding hierarchical field.