OS0 — Analyticity of the Generating Functional #
Proves that Z[∑ᵢ zᵢ fᵢ] = ∫ exp(i ∑ᵢ zᵢ ⟨φ, fᵢ⟩) dμ(φ) is analytic in the complex parameters zᵢ.
Strategy #
For a centered Gaussian measure with covariance C, the complex generating functional has the closed form: Z[f] = exp(-½ C_ℂ(f, f)) where C_ℂ is the complexified covariance bilinear form (freeCovarianceℂBilinear).
Since C_ℂ is ℂ-bilinear: Z[∑ᵢ zᵢ Jᵢ] = exp(-½ ∑ᵢⱼ zᵢ zⱼ C_ℂ(Jᵢ, Jⱼ)) This is exp(quadratic polynomial in z), which is analytic on ℂⁿ.
Proof strategy for gff_complex_CF_covariance #
1-parameter analytic continuation: decompose f = f_re + I·f_im, define
L(t) = Z[f_re + t·f_im] and R(t) = exp(-½ Q(t)), show L = R on ℝ (from
gff_real_characteristic), extend to ℂ via the identity theorem, evaluate at t = I.
Key Lemma #
gff_cf_slice_entire: t ↦ Z[f_re + t·f_im] is entire. Proved via Fernique integrability + parameter-dependent holomorphy of integrals.
Main result #
OS0 for the Gaussian Free Field #
Preconditions for GFF Generating Functional Analyticity #
These lemmas establish the preconditions needed for the analyticity proof. The generating functional is:
Z[J] = ∫ exp(i⟨ω, J⟩) dμ(ω)
where dμ is the Gaussian measure on field configurations.
The complex pairing is continuous in ω. This follows from the continuity of the evaluation map on WeakDual.
The complex pairing is measurable in ω (cylinder σ-algebra version). This follows from the measurability of the evaluation map on WeakDual.
The GFF integrand for the generating functional is measurable in ω for each z.
The GFF integrand is analytic in z for each fixed field configuration ω. This follows from the fact that:
- z ↦ ∑ᵢ zᵢ • Jᵢ is linear (hence analytic) in z
- ω ↦ ⟨ω, f⟩ is linear in f
- exp(i · _) is entire
The norm of exp(I * distributionPairingℂReal ω f) equals exp(-(ω f_im)) where f_im is the imaginary part of the complex test function.
Proof: For a complex test function f with real/imaginary parts f_re, f_im:
- distributionPairingℂReal ω f = (ω f_re) + I * (ω f_im)
- I * distributionPairingℂReal ω f = I * (ω f_re) - (ω f_im)
- Re(I * distributionPairingℂReal ω f) = -(ω f_im)
- ‖exp(z)‖ = exp(Re(z)), so ‖exp(I * ...)‖ = exp(-(ω f_im))
Integrability of exp(-ω f) for a real test function f under the GFF measure. This follows from the Gaussian nature: for centered Gaussian X with variance σ², E[exp(-X)] = exp(σ²/2).
exp(|ω f|) is in L^2 (and in fact all L^p) under the GFF measure. This follows from Fernique's theorem: if exp(α x²) is integrable, then exp(|x|)^p is integrable for all p < ∞ because |x|^p ≤ C_p * exp(ε x²) for small ε.
Integrability of exp(|ω f|) under the GFF measure. This is the L¹ special case of gff_exp_abs_pairing_memLp.
Product of exponentials of absolute pairings is in L². If we have k test functions g₁, ..., gₖ, then exp(∑ᵢ |ω gᵢ|) = ∏ᵢ exp(|ω gᵢ|). Each exp(|ω gᵢ|) ∈ L^(2k) by gff_exp_abs_pairing_memLp. By generalized Hölder (MemLp.prod'), a product of k functions in L^(2k) is in L².
The integral of ‖exp(I * distributionPairingℂReal ω f)‖ is finite for any complex test function. This follows from the Gaussian exponential integrability applied to the imaginary part.
The GFF integrand is integrable for each z. This follows from the norm being exp(-(ω f_im)) which is integrable by Gaussian exponential integrability.
Complex Characteristic Functional #
The complex generating functional of the GFF equals exp(-½ C_ℂ(f,f)) where C_ℂ(f,g) = ∫∫ f(x) C(x,y) g(y) is the complexified covariance bilinear form.
This follows from the bivariate Gaussian MGF: for (X,Y) = (ω(f_re), ω(f_im)) jointly Gaussian, E[exp(iX - Y)] = exp(½(-Var(X) - 2i Cov(X,Y) + Var(Y))) which equals exp(-½ C_ℂ(f,f)).
The complex generating functional is analytic in a 1-parameter family. For fixed real f_re, f_im, the map t ↦ Z[toComplex f_re + t • toComplex f_im] is entire (analytic on all of ℂ).
This follows from: for each ω, the integrand exp(i⟨ω,f_re⟩ + it⟨ω,f_im⟩) is entire in t; the modulus is bounded by exp(|Im(t)| · |⟨ω,f_im⟩|), which is integrable by Fernique's theorem (gaussianFreeField_pairing_memLp). Standard parameter-dependent holomorphy then gives analyticity of the integral.
The complex characteristic functional of the GFF.
For any complex test function f: Z[f] = E[exp(i⟨ω,f⟩_ℂ)] = exp(-½ C_ℂ(f, f))
Proved by 1-parameter analytic continuation: decompose f = f_re + I·f_im,
show the generating functional and Gaussian formula agree on ℝ (from
gff_real_characteristic), extend to ℂ via the identity theorem.
Bilinear Expansion for Finite Sums #
Using the ℂ-bilinearity of freeCovarianceℂBilinear, we expand
C_ℂ(∑ᵢ zᵢ Jᵢ, ∑ⱼ zⱼ Jⱼ) = ∑ᵢ ∑ⱼ zᵢ zⱼ C_ℂ(Jᵢ, Jⱼ).
Full bilinear expansion of C_ℂ(∑ zᵢ Jᵢ, ∑ zⱼ Jⱼ) as a finite double sum.
The generating functional for ∑ᵢ zᵢ Jᵢ equals exp of a finite quadratic form.
Analyticity of exp(finite quadratic form) #
A finite quadratic form z ↦ ∑ᵢⱼ Aᵢⱼ zᵢ zⱼ is a polynomial, hence analytic. Composing with exp preserves analyticity.
The Gaussian Free Field satisfies the OS0 Analyticity axiom.
Direct proof from the covariance structure: Z[f] = exp(-½ C_ℂ(f,f)) and C_ℂ is ℂ-bilinear, so Z[∑ zᵢ Jᵢ] = exp(quadratic polynomial in z).