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Sufficiency of τ_{α(λ),1}-integrability for the existence criterion

Ascertain whether integrability of the one-point two-time correlation function τ_{α(λ),1}(t) of the associated continuum Ising model (i.e., ∫_0^∞ τ_{α(λ),1}(t) dt < ∞) implies the uniform energy-derivative bound limsup_{T→∞} (1/T) ∫_0^T ∫_0^T E_{α(λ),T}[X_t X_s] dt ds < ∞ required for ground-state existence of the spin boson Hamiltonian, thereby allowing the criterion to be stated purely in terms of τ_{α(λ),1}.

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Background

Proposition 'existencecorbound' gives a sufficient condition for ground-state existence expressed via a double integral of the two-time correlation under the continuum Ising measure.

The authors note that while integrability of τ_{α(λ),1}(t) is necessary for this condition, it is unclear whether it is also sufficient, which would simplify the criterion to a single-function integrability condition.

References

It would be desirable to phrase the above integrability criterion in terms of $\tau_{\alpha(\lambda),1}$ instead of more general correlation functions. Using monotonicicty of correlations in the domain, it is not difficult to see that the integrability of $t\mapsto \tau_{\alpha(\lambda),1}(t)$ is necessary for \cref{Equation: Condition for existence} to hold. However, it is unclear to the authors if the reverse implication holds.

On the Ising Phase Transition in the Infrared-Divergent Spin Boson Model (2501.19362 - Betz et al., 31 Jan 2025) in Remark following Proposition 'existencecorbound' in Section 3 (The Spin Boson Model as Continuum Ising Model)