A short proof of free energy limit of two spin spherical Sherrington-Kirkpatrick model at any temperature

Abstract

In this paper, we present a short proof of the limit of free energy of spherical 2 spin Sherrington-Kirkpatrick (SSK) model without external field. This proof works for all temperatures and is based on the Laplace method of integration and considering a discrete approximation of the whole space. This proof is general enough and can be adapted to any interaction matrix where the eigenvalue distribution has some nice properties. The proof in the high-temperature case is the same as the proof given in [BK19]. However, the low-temperature case is new.

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