Block persistence

Abstract

We define a block persistence probability $p_l(t)$ as the probability that the order parameter integrated on a block of linear size $l$ has never changed sign since the initial time in a phase ordering process at finite temperature T<T_c. We argue that p_l(t)\sim l^{-zθ_0}f(t/l^z) in the scaling limit of large blocks, where θ_0 is the global (magnetization) persistence exponent and f(x) decays with the local (single spin) exponent θfor large x. This scaling is demonstrated at zero temperature for the diffusion equation and the large n model, and generically it can be used to determine easily θ_0 from simulations of coarsening models. We also argue that θ_0 and the scaling function do not depend on temperature, leading to a definition of θat finite temperature, whereas the local persistence probability decays exponentially due to thermal fluctuations. We also discuss conserved models for which different scaling are shown to arise depending on the value of the autocorrelation exponent λ. We illustrate our discussion by extensive numerical results. We also comment on the relation between this method and an alternative definition of θat finite temperature recently introduced by Derrida [Phys. Rev. E 55, 3705 (1997)].

Revtex, 18 pages (multicol.sty), 15 eps figures (uses epsfig), submitted to Eur. Phys. J. B

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