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Logarithmic, Coulomb and Riesz Energy of Point Processes

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We define a notion of logarithmic, Coulomb and Riesz interactions in any dimension for random systems of infinite charged point configurations with a uniform background of opposite sign. We connect this interaction energy with the “renormalized energy” studied by Serfaty et al. which appears in the free energy functional governing the microscopic behavior of logarithmic, Coulomb and Riesz gases. Minimizers of this functional include the Sine-beta processes in the one-dimensional Log-gas case. Using our explicit expression (inspired by the work of Borodin–Serfaty) we prove their convergence to the Poisson process in the high-temperature limit as well as a crystallization result in the low-temperature limit for one-dimensional systems.

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The author would like to thank his PhD supervisor, Sylvia Serfaty, for helpful discussions and many useful comments on this paper.

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  1. Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions, Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris 06 and CNRS, UMR 7598, 75005, Paris, France

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Leblé, T. Logarithmic, Coulomb and Riesz Energy of Point Processes. J Stat Phys 162, 887–923 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10955-015-1425-4

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