Critical temperatures and collapsing of two-dimensional Log gases

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Autores principales: Andreasson, Rolf, Svensson, Ludvig
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author Andreasson, Rolf
Svensson, Ludvig
author_facet Andreasson, Rolf
Svensson, Ludvig
contents We consider the canonical ensemble of a system of point particles on the sphere interacting via a logarithmic pair potential. In this setting, we study the associated Gibbs measure and partition function, and we derive explicit formulas relating the critical temperature, at which the partition function diverges, to a certain discrete optimization problem. We further show that the asymptotic behavior of both the partition function and the Gibbs measure near the critical temperature is governed by the same optimization problem. Our approach relies on the Fulton--MacPherson compactification of configuration spaces and analytic continuation of complex powers. To illustrate the results, we apply them to well-studied systems, including the two-component plasma and the Onsager model of turbulence. In particular, for the two-component plasma with general charges, we describe the formation of dipoles close to the critical temperature, which we determine explicitly.
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spellingShingle Critical temperatures and collapsing of two-dimensional Log gases
Andreasson, Rolf
Svensson, Ludvig
Mathematical Physics
Complex Variables
82B05, 82B26, 82B21
We consider the canonical ensemble of a system of point particles on the sphere interacting via a logarithmic pair potential. In this setting, we study the associated Gibbs measure and partition function, and we derive explicit formulas relating the critical temperature, at which the partition function diverges, to a certain discrete optimization problem. We further show that the asymptotic behavior of both the partition function and the Gibbs measure near the critical temperature is governed by the same optimization problem. Our approach relies on the Fulton--MacPherson compactification of configuration spaces and analytic continuation of complex powers. To illustrate the results, we apply them to well-studied systems, including the two-component plasma and the Onsager model of turbulence. In particular, for the two-component plasma with general charges, we describe the formation of dipoles close to the critical temperature, which we determine explicitly.
title Critical temperatures and collapsing of two-dimensional Log gases
topic Mathematical Physics
Complex Variables
82B05, 82B26, 82B21
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.25312