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Exact mass asymptotics for the two-dimensional O(4) lattice model
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Abstract
For the nearest-neighbor $O(4)$ model on the square lattice at inverse temperature β, we prove the exact low-temperature asymptotic $\displaystyle m_{\mathrm{lat}}(\beta)\sim 32\exp(\pi/4-1/2)\sqrt\beta\,\exp(-\pi\beta) \qquad (\beta\to\infty).$ Here the mass is the gap of the full Osterwalder–Schrader transfer operator, including rotation-invariant local-observable sectors, in units of one original lattice time step.
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Follow-up works
- Anton Ragin, The massive continuum limit of the two-dimensional O(4) sigma model (Zenodo, doi:10.5281/zenodo.23349319, v7, 2026-10-13). Cites this manuscript while constructing an O(4) continuum limit; its stated conditional inputs are the O(4) renormalization-group paper and the O(3) continuum-limit paper. [AI-generated per source]
Comments and discussion
- Peter Hall and Joseph Howlett, The most exciting claims from OpenAI's heap of new proofs (Scientific American, 2026-10-08). Reports several release papers claiming to resolve the sigma-model analogue of the Yang-Mills mass-gap problem, quoting Michael Douglas and Roland Bauerschmidt (the first sigma-model paper "seems very reasonable", the second "horrible") without identifying the papers by title. [family-level]
Possibly relevant literature (found by the agent, not checked)
- Dong-Shin Shin, A determination of the mass gap in the O(n) sigma model (Nucl. Phys. B 496 (1997) 408-434). Determines m/Λ for O(3) and O(4) from finite-volume perturbation theory plus Monte Carlo running-coupling data, reporting agreement with Hasenfratz-Maggiore-Niedermayer, the constant appearing in Theorem 1.1; not cited by the paper.
Digests and expositions
- AI Proved What?, Do spins forget? (Episode 215, October 2026). Explains the five papers’ claims, proof strategies and differing formalization scopes. [AI-generated per source] [family-level]
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- Emergent Mind: family 215
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@misc{OAI:Exact-mass-asymptotics-for-the-two-dimensional-O4-lattice-model-October-5-2026,
author = {{OpenAI}},
title = {{Exact mass asymptotics for the two-dimensional O(4) lattice model}},
howpublished = {OpenAI Math Release preprint
\href{https://github.com/openai/math/blob/main/preprints/Exact-mass-asymptotics-for-the-two-dimensional-O4-lattice-model-October-5-2026/exact-mass-o4.pdf}{OAI:Exact-mass-asymptotics-for-the-two-dimensional-O4-lattice-model-October-5-2026}},
year = {2026}
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Family 215: Canonical $O(3)$ continuum limit and exact $O(4)$ mass asymptotics
Constructs the canonical continuum limit of the two-dimensional nearest-neighbor $O(3)$ model: a non-Gaussian local relativistic theory with a unique vacuum and a positive mass gap. For the square-lattice $O(4)$ model, determines the exact leading asymptotic of the full transfer gap, $m_{\mathrm{lat}}(\beta)\sim32e^{\pi/4-1/2}\sqrt\beta\,e^{-\pi\beta}$. The family also proves exponential spin-correlation decay for two-dimensional nearest-neighbor $O(n)$ models with n ≥ 3 at every positive temperature.
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