Free-boundary pseudocritical scaling conjecture for the weakly coupled φ4|\varphi|^4 model

Consider the φ4|\varphi|^4 model with free boundary conditions (FBC), and let χg,ν,NF\chi_{g,\nu,N}^{\rm F} denote its susceptibility, while χg,ν,N\chi_{g,\nu,N} denotes the susceptibility in the periodic setting. Let νc\nu_c be the critical parameter, and let vNv_N and wNw_N be the volume-dependent pseudocritical and critical-window scales, respectively. Free-boundary pseudocritical scaling conjecture. There exist C,c,c>0C,c,c'>0 such that

χg,νccvN+swN,NFCχg,νc+cswN,N.\chi_{g,\nu_c-cv_N+sw_N,N}^{\rm F}\sim C\chi_{g,\nu_c+c'sw_N,N}.

This conjecture predicts that the standard finite-size scaling profile is recovered under free boundary conditions after a volume-dependent shift of the critical parameter. The analogous phenomenon is known in the hierarchical model, while the Euclidean case remains open and may involve different constants.

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Jiwoon Park, “Torus scaling limits and the plateau of the critical weakly coupled |φ|^4 model in d 4”, arXiv:2511.06321 (2025).

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