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Out-of-equilibrium critical dynamics of the three-dimensional ${\mathbb Z}_2$ gauge model along critical relaxational flows

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Pith's one-line read The paper claims that purely relaxational dynamics of the three-dimensional Z2 gauge model has dynamic critical exponent z = 2.610(15), and that this value follows from the out-of-equilibrium scaling of the energy density after an…

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arxiv 2501.09975 v1 pith:Z3W4ZJ2X submitted 2025-01-17 cond-mat.stat-mech hep-lat

Claudio Bonati , Haralambos Panagopoulos , Ettore Vicari This is my paper · ORCID
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keywords dynamiccriticalexponentZ2gaugemodelout-of-equilibriumfinite-sizescalingrelaxationalflowMetropolisdynamicstopologicalphasetransitionenergydensityslowingdown
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The paper studies what happens when the three-dimensional ${\mathbb Z}_2$ gauge model is suddenly moved to its critical point and then evolved with purely local Metropolis updates. It claims that the time-dependent subtracted energy density obeys a clean out-of-equilibrium finite-size scaling, and that this scaling can be used to extract the dynamic critical exponent $z$. The central result is $z = 2.610(15)$, an uncertainty about four times smaller than that of the earlier equilibrium estimate $z = 2.55(6)$. This matters because the ${\mathbb Z}_2$ gauge transition has no local order parameter, so the energy density is one of the few practical observables, and because it sharpens the contrast with the 3D Ising model, whose relaxational exponent is about $2.0245$.

What carries the argument

The load-bearing object is the out-of-equilibrium finite-size scaling of the subtracted energy density along the critical relaxational flow, expressed as $\Omega(t,r,L) = L^{d-y_r} E_s(t,r,L) \approx A(\Theta,\Upsilon)$ with $\Theta = t L^{-z}$, $\Upsilon = r L^{y_r}$, and $y_r = 1/\nu$. The mechanism works because the short-ranged modes responsible for the regular analytic part of the energy density thermalize much faster than the critical modes; at fixed $\Theta > 0$ this removes the equilibrium's slow $O(L^{-\alpha/\nu})$ corrections and leaves only $O(L^{-\omega})$ corrections with $\omega \approx 0.83$. To extract $z$, the authors invert the monotonic relation between time and $\Omega$ and fit $t(\Omega,\Upsilon,L)$ to $L^z$ times a scaling function, including correction terms $L^{z-\omega}$ and $L^{z-2}$.

What would settle it

Fit $t(\Omega,\Upsilon,L)$ at a fixed small but nonzero $\Theta$, such as $\Theta \approx 0.001$, with both $L^{z-\omega}$ and $L^{z-\alpha/\nu}$ correction terms included; if the $L^{-\alpha/\nu}$ term is statistically significant at $\Theta > 0$, the assumed separation of time scales fails and the reported $z$ is biased. A complementary check is to measure the relaxation time of short-range plaquette fluctuations directly: if it grows like $L^z$ instead of staying short, the central assumption collapses.

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Core claim

The paper's central claim is that the purely relaxational dynamics of the three-dimensional ${\mathbb Z}_2$ gauge model in its critical region is controlled by a single dynamic exponent $z = 2.610(15)$. Starting from thermalized configurations slightly below the critical coupling $K_c$, the authors quench to $K_c$ and follow the subtracted energy density $E_s(t) = E(t) - E_c$ under Metropolis link flips. They show that the rescaled quantity $\Omega = L^{d-y_r} E_s$ collapses as a function of $\Theta = t L^{-z}$ for lattice sizes up to $L = 100$, with leading finite-size corrections decaying as $L^{-\omega}$ rather than the slower equilibrium corrections $L^{-\alpha/\nu}$. This out-of-equilibrium collapse is what lets them pin $z$. The estimate agrees with the equilibrium result $z = 2.55(6)$, reduces its error by roughly a factor of four, and leaves a mild tension with the slow-crossing value $z = 2.70(3)$.

Load-bearing premise

The method assumes that the short-ranged fluctuations responsible for the analytic background of the energy density reach equilibrium much faster than the critical modes, so that at fixed $\Theta = t/L^z > 0$ the slow $L^{-\alpha/\nu}$ corrections vanish and only faster corrections survive.

Editorial extensions

If this is right

  • The dynamic exponent of the three-dimensional ${\mathbb Z}_2$ gauge model under local relaxational updates is $z = 2.610(15)$, roughly $0.6$ larger than the Ising value $z = 2.0245(15)$, confirming that the nonlocal duality between the two models does not map local relaxation dynamics.
  • The new estimate is consistent with and considerably more precise than the equilibrium estimate $z = 2.55(6)$, validating the out-of-equilibrium energy-density route for this universality class.
  • The mild disagreement with the slow-crossing estimate $z = 2.70(3)$ remains, indicating that different out-of-equilibrium protocols do not yet yield fully consistent numbers.
  • Because the approach works with a local gauge-invariant observable at fixed $\Theta > 0$ without subtracting analytic backgrounds, it offers a practical route for other gauge models, such as the three-dimensional Abelian-Higgs model, whose continuous transitions also lack local order parameters.

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Editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • Editorial inference: applying the same protocol to the time-derivative observable $dE/dt$, which does not require knowing $E_c$, could extend the usable fitting range and provide an independent cross-check of $z$.
  • Editorial inference: the central separation of time scales could be tested directly by measuring the two-time autocorrelation of individual plaquette energy terms; if their relaxation time grows as $L^0$ rather than $L^z$, the fitted $z$ is unbiased.
  • Editorial inference: if the method is applied to the three-dimensional Abelian-Higgs model and yields a $z$ close to $2.61$, that would suggest a common dynamic universality class for these gauge-type topological transitions; a different value would indicate that the dynamic universality class distinguishes the gauge group.
  • Editorial inference: the visible $O(L^{-2})$ corrections at small lattice sizes suggest that lattice-anisotropy operators dominate the approach to scaling; improved actions that suppress those operators could push reliable fits to smaller $L$.
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Summary. The paper studies the out-of-equilibrium critical relaxational dynamics of the three-dimensional Z2 lattice gauge model after an instantaneous quench to the critical point, using purely relaxational (single-spin-flip Metropolis) dynamics. The authors monitor the subtracted energy density Es(t)=E(t)-Ec and analyze its finite-size scaling within an out-of-equilibrium FSS framework developed in Ref. [62]. Their central result is the dynamic critical exponent z=2.610(15) for the 3D Z2 gauge universality class, extracted from fits of the time t at fixed values of the rescaled energy density Ω and fixed Υ=rL^{1/ν}, for lattice sizes up to L=100. The paper includes careful numerical checks: multiple fit ansätze, varying Lmin, comparisons of data collapse, cross-checks using time derivatives and differences of Ω, and an analysis of the small-Θ crossover behavior. The quoted z improves on earlier equilibrium and out-of-equilibrium estimates (z=2.55(6) and z=2.70(3)).

Significance. If the estimate z=2.610(15) is correct, it provides the most precise determination to date of the dynamic critical exponent for the purely relaxational dynamics of the 3D Z2 gauge model, and it demonstrates that the out-of-equilibrium energy-density method can be applied to gauge theories where no local order parameter exists. The numerical work is transparent and thorough: the paper reports many independent fits, checks the stability of z against the choice of Lmin and fit ansatz, and shows raw data collapse in Fig. 3. The main uncertainty is the theoretical input: the suppression of O(L^{-α/ν}) corrections at fixed Θ>0 rests on the time-scale separation conjecture of Ref. [62], which is not independently verified for the Z2 gauge model. That is a load-bearing assumption for the central estimate, but it is testable with additional fits, and the paper already contains the raw data and fit machinery needed to perform that test.

major comments (2)
  1. [III.B, Eq. (21) and Table I] The central estimate z=2.610(15) rests on Eq. (21), which asserts that for any fixed Θ>0 the leading scaling corrections of the subtracted energy density are O(L^{-ω}) with ω≈0.83, rather than the equilibrium O(L^{-α/ν}) with α/ν≈0.17. This assertion is taken from Ref. [62], written by two of the present authors, and is not independently established for the Z2 gauge model. The fits that determine z use data at Θ≈0.01 (Table I). At this value the nonanalytic crossover of Eq. (20) is not negligible: Θ^{α/(νz)} ≈ 0.73 (using z=2.61), so a residual L^{-α/ν} contamination cannot be excluded a priori. The spread between fit (c) with Lmin=16 (z≈2.589(10) for Υ=2, Ω=7) and fit (a) with Lmin≥40 (z≈2.610(2)) is consistent with such a slowly decaying correction. To make the estimate robust, I request an explicit test: add an L^{-α/ν} term to the fit ansatz (or leave the correction exponent free) and show that z is stable; alternatively, analyze the fitted z as a function of Θ and demonstrate a platea in a regime where the Θ→0 crossover is already fully suppressed.
  2. [IV, Table I and Eq. (29)] The quoted error z=2.610(15) is described as taking into account the range of results from different fits, but no precise selection criterion is given. The table entries themselves differ by about 0.020 (e.g., Υ=2, Ω=7: fit (c) with Lmin=16 gives 2.589(10), while fit (a) with Lmin=40 gives 2.610(2)). Since the central added value of this paper is the fourfold reduction of the uncertainty relative to the previous z=2.55(6), the systematic error budget must be explicit. Please define the set of fits included in the final estimate, report the scatter of those z values, and state whether the uncertainty due to the choice of correction ansatz is fully covered by the reported 0.015. If not, the error should be enlarged or the analysis should be restricted to fits with demonstrably controlled corrections.
minor comments (4)
  1. [IV, paragraph after Eq. (23)] The acceptance ratio of the Metropolis update at the critical point is stated to be about 2%; this is unusually low and may affect both the efficiency and the decorrelation of starting configurations. The statement that n≈0.2 L^z sweeps between trajectories provides 'almost decorrelated starting configurations' would benefit from a quantitative check, e.g., reporting the integrated autocorrelation time of the starting configurations.
  2. [Eq. (24) and fits (26)-(28)] In ansatz (c), the second correction is written as L^{-2}, while Eq. (24) has L^{-ω2} with ω2≈2.02. The approximation is reasonable, but the text should state explicitly that L^{-2} is used as a proxy for the lattice-anisotropy correction L^{-ω2}; currently the connection is only implicit.
  3. [Fig. 4] The fit to a+b Θ^κ with κ=α/(νz) is performed only on the L=100 data. Since the text acknowledges that a proper L→∞ extrapolation is 'quite cumbersome', the current procedure is acceptable as a consistency check, but mentioning the known L-dependence of the fitted coefficients would help the reader assess the uncertainty of the crossover fit.
  4. [II.B, Eq. (10)] The derivation of Ec from the dual Ising energy density is elegant, but the text does not discuss the possible influence of the finite-size corrections in the Ising simulations on the final Ec used in the subtraction. The quoted uncertainty of 3×10^-6 appears to include only statistical errors; a sentence on how systematic finite-size effects were estimated would be useful.

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The dynamic exponent z is extracted as a fit parameter from the L-dependence of the data, not imposed by the framework; the self-cited time-scale-separation assumption is load-bearing for the error analysis but does not make the derivation circular.

full rationale

The central claim z=2.610(15) is obtained by fitting the L-dependence of t(Omega,Upsilon,L) at fixed rescaled subtracted-energy values to power laws L^z (Eqs. (24)-(28) and Table I). The out-of-equilibrium scaling form in Eq. (19) contains z only through the time variable Theta=t L^{-z}; z is not fixed by that form, and the data collapse shown in Fig. 3 provides a nontrivial, data-driven check of the fitted value. The regular-background/short-mode thermalization assumption is imported from the authors' prior Ref. [62] and is used to write Eq. (21) with O(L^{-omega}) corrections; this is the only self-citation with real weight. It is not a definitional reduction: no equation in the paper defines z in terms of the subtracted energy density, nor does any equation force t proportional to L^z independently of the data. The paper also includes its own checks (Figs. 3-5) that the leading corrections switch from O(L^{-alpha/nu}) at Theta=0 to O(L^{-omega}) for fixed Theta>0. If that conjecture failed for the Z2 gauge model, the systematic error would be underestimated, but that is a correctness risk rather than circularity. The constants Ec and Kc enter only as precisely determined inputs with quoted small uncertainties. Overall, the derivation chain is self-contained at the level of the z estimate, and the minor self-citation of the methodological framework does not rise to circularity.

Assumptions & free parameters 3 free parameters · 5 assumptions · 0 invented entities

The paper introduces no new free physical parameters or entities. The fitted amplitudes a0-a2 are nuisance parameters of the FSS fits. The main assumptions are the out-of-equilibrium scaling form and the time-scale separation conjecture inherited from Ref. [62].

free parameters (3)
  • amplitude a0 in FSS fit ansatz (a): t = a0 L^z = not reported (depends on Omega and Upsilon)
    Amplitude of the leading scaling term, fitted to the Monte Carlo data at fixed Omega and Upsilon (Eq. 26).
  • correction amplitude a1 (ansatz b) = not reported
    Coefficient of the O(L^{-omega}) correction in Eq. (27), fitted to data.
  • correction amplitude a2 (ansatz c) = not reported
    Coefficient of the O(L^{-2}) correction in Eq. (28), fitted to data.
assumptions (5)
  • domain assumption Out-of-equilibrium finite-size scaling form Omega = L^{d-y_r} E_s approximately A(Theta, Upsilon) (Eq. 19)
    Assumed scaling form of the subtracted energy density along the critical relaxational flow, motivated by RG and cited to Ref. [62].
  • ad hoc to paper Time-scale separation: regular short-ranged modes thermalize on a much shorter time scale than critical modes, suppressing the analytic background at fixed Theta > 0
    Central enabling conjecture; it is load-bearing for the O(L^{-omega}) correction analysis and is taken from Ref. [62] by two of the present authors.
  • standard math Duality between 3D Z2 gauge and 3D Ising models in the thermodynamic limit (Eqs. 3-4, 8)
    Used to obtain the critical coupling Kc (Eq. 5) and the critical energy density Ec (Eq. 10) from Ising data.
  • domain assumption Ising critical exponents nu, alpha, omega from conformal bootstrap and Monte Carlo (Refs. [63-69])
    Input values used to fix the scaling dimensions and correction exponents; taken as established.
  • domain assumption Metropolis single-spin-flip dynamics realizes purely relaxational model A dynamics (Section IV)
    Standard identification of the dynamics with the model A universality class.

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abstract

We address the out-of-equilibrium critical dynamics of the three-dimensional lattice ${\mathbb Z}_2$ gauge model, and in particular the critical relaxational flows arising from instantaneous quenches to the critical point, driven by purely relaxational (single-spin-flip Metropolis) upgradings of the link ${\mathbb Z}_2$ gauge variables. We monitor the critical relaxational dynamics by computing the energy density, which is the simplest local gauge-invariant quantity that can be measured in a lattice gauge theory. The critical relaxational flow of the three-dimensional lattice ${\mathbb Z}_2$ gauge model is analyzed within an out-of-equilibrium finite-size scaling framework, which allows us to compute the dynamic critical exponent $z$ associated with the purely relaxational dynamics of the three-dimensional ${\mathbb Z}_2$ gauge universality class. We obtain $z=2.610(15)$, which significantly improves earlier results obtained by other methods, in particular those obtained by analyzing the equilibrium critical dynamics.

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