A variational formula for large deviations in first-passage percolation under tail estimates

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Abstract: Consider first passage percolation with identical and independent weight distributions and first passage time mT. In this paper, we study the upper tail large deviations mathbbP(mT(0,nx)>n(mu+xi)), for xi>0 and xeq0 with a time constant mu and a dimension d, for weights that satisfy a tail assumption When rleq1 (this includes the well-known Eden growth model), we show that the upper tail large deviation decays as exp(−(2dxi+o(1))n). When 1<rleqd, we find that the rate function can be naturally described by a variational formula, called the discrete p-Capacity, and we study its asymptotics. For r<d, we show that the large deviation event mT(0,nx)>n(mu+xi) is described by a localization of high weights around the origin. The picture changes for rgeqd where the configuration is not anymore localized.












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