A Self-Interaction Leading to Fluctuations of Order $n^{5/6}$

TL;DR

This paper introduces a modified Curie-Weiss model with self-interaction that results in larger fluctuations of order n^{5/6} and a different limiting distribution involving a sixth-degree exponential law.

Contribution

It presents a novel modification of a self-organized criticality model to achieve different fluctuation scales and limiting laws.

Findings

Fluctuations of order n^{5/6} achieved

Limiting law is proportional to exp(-λx^6)

Model modification kills the x^4 term in the distribution

Abstract

In arXiv:1301.6911, we built and studied a Curie-Weiss model exhibiting self-organized criticality : it is a model with a self-interaction leading to fluctuations of order $n^{3/4}$ and a limiting law proportional to $\exp(-x^4/12)$. In this paper we modify our model in order to "kill the term $x^4$" and to obtain a self-interaction leading to fluctuations of order $n^{5/6}$ and a limiting law $C\,\exp(-\lambda x^6)\,dx$, for suitable positive constants $C$ and $\lambda$.