Logarithmic variance for the height function of square-ice

Abstract: In this article, we prove that the height function associated with the square-ice model (i.e.~the six-vertex model with

a = b = c = 1

on the square lattice), or, equivalently, of the uniform random homomorphisms from

m a t h b b Z^{2}

to

m a t h b b Z

, has logarithmic variance. This establishes a strong form of roughness of this height function.

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