The two-dimensional moving-polymer scaling conjecture

Let J>0J>0 be the intrinsic length of a moving polymer taking values in R2\mathbf{R}^2. Because the path xu(t,x)x\mapsto\mathbf{u}(t,x) behaves like a two-dimensional Brownian motion, its local time is replaced by either Varadhan's renormalized self-intersection local time or a mollified local time, and R(T,J)R(T,J) denotes the effective radius defined using one of these alternatives. The two-dimensional moving-polymer scaling conjecture. With high probability,

R(T,J)J5/4.R(T,J)\approx J^{5/4}.

This conjecture is based on Flory's physical reasoning. The corresponding one-dimensional model has a different scaling result, while in two dimensions the local time must be renormalized or mollified; the dependence of R(T,J)R(T,J) on β\beta is not specified.

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Carl Mueller and Eyal Neuman, “Scaling Properties of a Moving Polymer”, arXiv:2006.07189 (2020).

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