文摘
We obtain sharp asymptotics for the probability that the \((2+1)\)-dimensional discrete SOS interface at low temperature is positive in a large region. For a square region \(\Lambda \), both under the infinite volume measure and under the measure with zero boundary conditions around \(\Lambda \), this probability turns out to behave like \(\exp (-\tau _\beta (0) L \log L )\), with \(\tau _\beta (0)\) the surface tension at zero tilt, also called step free energy, and L the box side. This behavior is qualitatively different from the one found for continuous height massless gradient interface models (Bolthausen et al., Commun Math Phys 170(2):417-43, 1995; Deuschel et al., Stochastic Process Appl 89(2):333-54, 2000). Keywords SOS model Loop ensembles Random surface models Entropic repulsion Large deviations