Critical SK mixing, relaxation and log-Sobolev exponents
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For Gaussian SK at $\beta =1$ and each fixed total-variation threshold $\epsilon \in (0,1/2)$, are continuous-time mixing, relaxation and log-Sobolev constants $n^(2/3+o(1))$, while single-site discrete mixing is $n^(5/3+o(1))$, in probability over disorder?Short English statement
For Gaussian SK at $\beta =1$ and each fixed total-variation threshold $\epsilon \in (0,1/2)$, are continuous-time mixing, relaxation and log-Sobolev constants $n^(2/3+o(1))$, while single-site discrete mixing is $n^(5/3+o(1))$, in probability over disorder?Sources
- S1 Original question source or mathematical context. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Critical-mixing-in-the-Sherrington-Kirkpatrick-model-September-25-2026/build/sections/introduction.tex.
- S2 OpenAI, manuscript citation page. Source of the formulation motivating this local problem. https://github.com/openai/math/blob/adc7f1241b42e322a6451854ab7e4b4c146bf78a/preprints/Critical-mixing-in-the-Sherrington-Kirkpatrick-model-September-25-2026/README.md.
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OpenAI claim summary for Math-2906
The critical SK worst-start mixing exponent is claimed to be $2/3$ in per-site clock units, or $5/3$ in uniform single-update units. The question retains these same parameters and conventions. Within these assumptions, this is a claimed affirmative answer to the stated question.
Critical SK mixing, relaxation and log-Sobolev exponents
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OpenAI presents a proof in the selected manuscript. The critical SK worst-start mixing exponent is claimed to be $2/3$ in per-site clock units, or $5/3$ in uniform single-update units.Mathematical statement of the claimed result
Result 1.
For independent standard Gaussian $J_{ij}$, $i<j$, with $J_{ji}=J_{ij},J_{ii}=0$, use the zero-field SK measure \[ \pi_{n,\beta}^J(x)=Z^{-1}\exp\left(\frac\beta{\sqrt n}\sum_{i<j}J_{ij}x_ix_j\right),\qquad x\in\{-1,1\}^n. \] Continuous heat-bath dynamics refreshes every site at rate one; a discrete step refreshes one uniformly selected site, including attempts that retain its spin. At $\beta=1$, let $Q_i$ be conditional expectation given all other spins, and define $\mathcal D_J(f)=\sum_i\pi[\operatorname{Var}(f\mid x_{-i})]$. Let $t_{\mathrm{mix}}(\varepsilon)$ and $k_{\mathrm{mix}}(\varepsilon)$ be worst-start total-variation mixing times for the respective clocks. Also put \[ R_J=\sup_{\operatorname{Var}_\pi f>0}\frac{\operatorname{Var}_\pi f}{\mathcal D_J(f)},\qquad C_{\mathrm{LS},J}=\sup_{\operatorname{Ent}_\pi(f^2)>0}\frac{\operatorname{Ent}_\pi(f^2)}{\mathcal D_J(f)}, \] where $\operatorname{Ent}_\pi(g)=\pi(g\log g)-\pi(g)\log\pi(g)$. For fixed $0<\varepsilon<1/2$, in disorder probability, \[ t_{\mathrm{mix}}(\varepsilon)=n^{2/3+o(1)},\quad k_{\mathrm{mix}}(\varepsilon)=n^{5/3+o(1)},\quad R_J=n^{2/3+o(1)},\quad C_{\mathrm{LS},J}=n^{2/3+o(1)}. \] Each exponent assertion means upper and lower bounds with every fixed positive exponent error on events of probability tending to one.Outline of the argument
Two upper-bound mechanisms combine Gaussian observations with a critical support-profile comparison. Spectral and spherical estimates in a polylogarithmic edge window control unrestricted rotation orbits; the critical slowing-down companion supplies the matching lower exponent.Formal verification
For family 227, the selected statements include the high-temperature gap for $\beta<1$, cutoff ratios only for $\beta<1/2$, critical lower mixing scales with a subexponential upper bound, and low-temperature barriers. They do not provide the full critical exponent, the full cutoff location, or the newer autocorrelation limits. No Comparator is assigned to the selected manuscript here; the family page selects other papers or supporting statements. This site has not executed the Lean code. The scope descriptions do not certify the remaining manuscript arguments.Status caveat
OpenAI attributes these manuscripts to work by an internal model. Its release cautions that arguments without formalization can contain mistakes. This catalogue has not independently checked the proofs; the labels report the mathematical claims attributed to OpenAI.Sources
- OpenAI, Critical mixing in the Sherrington–Kirkpatrick model, 2026-09-25; citation key
OAI:Critical-mixing-in-the-Sherrington-Kirkpatrick-model-September-25-2026. PDF (GitHub); PDF (direct); Manuscript page and citation; Latest version; Statement source: thm:main. - Family 227: Lean scope.
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