Macroscopic Loops in the Bose Gas, Spin O(N) and Related Models

We consider a general system of interacting random loops which includes several models of interest, such as the Spin O(N) model, random lattice permutations, a version of the interacting Bose gas in discrete space and of the loop O(N) model. We consider the system in Z(d), d >= 3, and prove the occurrence of macroscopic loops whose length is proportional to the volume of the system. More precisely, we approximate Z(d) by finite boxes and, given any two vertices whose distance is proportional to the diameter of the box, we prove that the probability of observing a loop visiting both is uniformly positive. Our results hold under general assumptions on the interaction potential, which may have bounded or unbounded support or introduce hard-core constraints.

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We study a system of interacting random loops, encompassing several interesting models such as the Spin O(N) model, random lattice permutations, a version of the interacting Bose gas in discrete space, and the loop O(N) model. We investigate the system in Z(d), d >= 3, and prove the existence of macroscopic loops whose length is proportional to the volume of the system. Our results hold under general assumptions on the interaction potential, which can have bounded or unbounded support or introduce hard-core constraints.