Rank Bounded Hibi Subrings for Planar Distributive Lattices

Let $L$ be a distributive lattice and $R[L]$ the associated Hibi ring. We show that if $L$ is planar, then any bounded Hibi subring of $R[L]$ has a quadratic Gr\"obner basis. We characterize all planar distributive lattices $L$ for which any proper rank bounded Hibi subring of $R[L]$ has a linear resolution. Moreover, if $R[L]$ is linearly related for a lattice $L$, we find all the rank bounded Hibi subrings of $R[L]$ which are linearly related too.Comment: Accepted in Mathematical Communication

Probability Distribution of the Shortest Path on the Percolation Cluster, its Backbone and Skeleton

We consider the mean distribution functions Phi(r|l), Phi(B)(r|l), and Phi(S)(r|l), giving the probability that two sites on the incipient percolation cluster, on its backbone and on its skeleton, respectively, connected by a shortest path of length l are separated by an Euclidean distance r. Following a scaling argument due to de Gennes for self-avoiding walks, we derive analytical expressions for the exponents g1=df+dmin-d and g1B=g1S-3dmin-d, which determine the scaling behavior of the distribution functions in the limit x=r/l^(nu) much less than 1, i.e., Phi(r|l) proportional to l^(-(nu)d)x^(g1), Phi(B)(r|l) proportional to l^(-(nu)d)x^(g1B), and Phi(S)(r|l) proportional to l^(-(nu)d)x^(g1S), with nu=1/dmin, where df and dmin are the fractal dimensions of the percolation cluster and the shortest path, respectively. The theoretical predictions for g1, g1B, and g1S are in very good agreement with our numerical results.Comment: 10 pages, 3 figure

Correlations in Ising chains with non-integrable interactions

Two-spin correlations generated by interactions which decay with distance r as r^{-1-sigma} with -1 <sigma <0 are calculated for periodic Ising chains of length L. Mean-field theory indicates that the correlations, C(r,L), diminish in the thermodynamic limit L -> \infty, but they contain a singular structure for r/L -> 0 which can be observed by introducing magnified correlations, LC(r,L)-\sum_r C(r,L). The magnified correlations are shown to have a scaling form F(r/L) and the singular structure of F(x) for x->0 is found to be the same at all temperatures including the critical point. These conclusions are supported by the results of Monte Carlo simulations for systems with sigma =-0.50 and -0.25 both at the critical temperature T=Tc and at T=2Tc.Comment: 13 pages, latex, 5 eps figures in a separate uuencoded file, to appear in Phys.Rev.

Regularity of joint-meet ideals of distributive lattices

Let $L$ be a distributive lattice and $R(L)$ the associated Hibi ring. We compute \reg R(L) when $L$ is a planar lattice and give a lower bound for \reg R(L) when $L$ is non-planar, in terms of the combinatorial data of $L.$ As a consequence, we characterize the distributive lattices $L$ for which the associated Hibi ring has a linear resolution