Probability distribution of persistent spins in an Ising chain

Abstract: We study the probability distribution

Q (n, t)

of

n (t)

, the fraction of spins unflipped till time

t

, in a Ising chain with ferromagnetic interactions. The distribution shows a peak at

n = n_{m a x}

and in general is non-Gaussian and asymmetric in nature. However for

n > n_{m a x}

it shows a Gaussian decay. A data collapse can be obtained when

Q (n, t) / L^{a l p h a}

versus

is plotted with

a l p h a s i m 0.45

and

. Interestingly,

n_{m a x} (t)

shows a different behaviour compared to

< n (t) > = P (t)

, the persistence probability which follows the well-known behaviour

P (t) s i m t^{- h e t a}

. A quantitative estimate of the asymmetry and non-Gaussian nature of

Q (n, t)

is made by calculating its skewness and kurtosis.

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