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The n1/6n^{1/6} free-energy fluctuation scale of the low-temperature Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model, with a limiting law

Companion (fluctuation scale): for every fixed β>1\beta>1, sd(Fn)=n1/6+o(1)\mathrm{sd}(F_n)=n^{1/6+o(1)} and ∣Fn−EFn∣|F_n-\mathbb EF_n| is typically between n1/6−ηn^{1/6-\eta} and n1/6+ηn^{1/6+\eta}. Principal (limiting law): Var(Fn)/n1/3\mathrm{Var}(F_n)/n^{1/3} converges to a constant in (0,∞)(0,\infty), every moment of the n−1/6n^{-1/6}-rescaled completed free energy converges with a polynomial rate, exponential moments are uniformly bounded, and (Fn−EFn)/sd(Fn)(F_n-\mathbb EF_n)/\mathrm{sd}(F_n) converges along all nn to a nondegenerate law with mean 0 and variance 1, uniquely determined by its moments. The law is not identified with a named distribution and no formula for the variance constant is given.

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probability-statisticsSep 24, 2026Significance 25/100Registry: unreviewed

The n1/6n^{1/6} free-energy fluctuation scale of the low-temperature Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model, with a limiting law

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Companion (fluctuation scale): for every fixed β>1\beta>1, sd(Fn)=n1/6+o(1)\mathrm{sd}(F_n)=n^{1/6+o(1)} and ∣Fn−EFn∣|F_n-\mathbb EF_n| is typically between n1/6−ηn^{1/6-\eta} and n1/6+ηn^{1/6+\eta}. Principal (limiting law): Var(Fn)/n1/3\mathrm{Var}(F_n)/n^{1/3} converges to a constant in (0,∞)(0,\infty), every moment of the n−1/6n^{-1/6}-rescaled completed free energy converges with a polynomial rate, exponential moments are uniformly bounded, and…

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Companion (fluctuation scale): for every fixed β>1\beta>1, sd(Fn)=n1/6+o(1)\mathrm{sd}(F_n)=n^{1/6+o(1)} and ∣Fn−EFn∣|F_n-\mathbb EF_n| is typically between n1/6−ηn^{1/6-\eta} and n1/6+ηn^{1/6+\eta}. Principal (limiting law): Var(Fn)/n1/3\mathrm{Var}(F_n)/n^{1/3} converges to a constant in (0,∞)(0,\infty), every moment of the n−1/6n^{-1/6}-rescaled completed free energy converges with a polynomial rate, exponential moments are uniformly bounded, and (Fn−EFn)/sd(Fn)(F_n-\mathbb EF_n)/\mathrm{sd}(F_n) converges along all nn to a nondegenerate law with mean 0 and variance 1, uniquely determined by its moments. The law is not identified with a named distribution and no formula for the variance constant is given.

Companion (fluctuation scale): for every fixed β>1\beta>1, sd(Fn)=n1/6+o(1)\mathrm{sd}(F_n)=n^{1/6+o(1)} and ∣Fn−EFn∣|F_n-\mathbb EF_n| is typically between n1/6−ηn^{1/6-\eta} and n1/6+ηn^{1/6+\eta}. Principal (limiting law): Var(Fn)/n1/3\mathrm{Var}(F_n)/n^{1/3} converges to a constant in (0,∞)(0,\infty), every moment of the n−1/6n^{-1/6}-rescaled completed free energy converges with a polynomial rate, exponential moments are uniformly bounded, and (Fn−EFn)/sd(Fn)(F_n-\mathbb EF_n)/\mathrm{sd}(F_n) converges along all nn to a nondegenerate law with mean 0 and variance 1, uniquely determined by its moments. The law is not identified with a named distribution and no formula for the variance constant is given.

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