Universal finite-size scaling profiles on the torus

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Let d>dc,αd>d_{\mathrm{c},\alpha} and s∈Rs\in\mathbb{R}. For each of the models self-avoiding walk, Ising, ∣φ∣4|\varphi|^4, percolation, and branched polymers, let χR(β)\chi_R(\beta) denote the torus susceptibility, GR,β(x)G_{R,\beta}(x) the torus two-point function, and V=RdV=R^d. Parametrize the critical window by

βc(s)=βc+sadV−2γdc,\beta_{\mathrm{c}}(s)=\beta_{\mathrm{c}}+s a_d V^{-\frac{2}{\gamma d_{\mathrm{c}}}},

where βc\beta_{\mathrm{c}} is the infinite-volume critical point, ad>0a_d>0, and f∼gf\sim g means f/g→1f/g\to1. Then there is a model-dependent profile function f:R→(0,∞)f:\mathbb{R}\to(0,\infty), common to the SR and LR versions of the model, and positive constants ad,bda_d,b_d, such that

χR(βc(s))∼bdf(s)V2dc,\chi_R(\beta_{\mathrm{c}}(s))\sim b_d f(s)V^{\frac{2}{d_{\mathrm{c}}}},

and, for every x∈TRdx\in\mathbb{T}_R^d,

GR,βc(s)(x)∼Gβc(x)+bdf(s)V1−2dc.G_{R,\beta_{\mathrm{c}}(s)}(x)\sim G_{\beta_{\mathrm{c}}}(x)+\frac{b_df(s)}{V^{1-\frac{2}{d_{\mathrm{c}}}}}.

Universal-profile conjecture. The preceding susceptibility and two-point-function asymptotics hold for every listed model, with the same profile function for its SR and LR versions.

The conjecture gives precise universal finite-size scaling throughout the critical window, beyond the existence of a plateau. The surrounding text notes rigorous profile results on the hierarchical lattice and complete-graph analogues, but does not establish the stated lattice result.

References

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Yucheng Liu, Jiwoon Park and Gordon Slade, “Universal finite-size scaling in high-dimensional critical phenomena”, arXiv:2412.08814 (2026).

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