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Conformal invariance of the loop-erased percolation explorer

Probability 2019-09-04 v3 Statistical Mechanics Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We consider critical percolation on the triangular lattice in a bounded simply connected domain with boundary conditions that force an interface between two prescribed boundary points. We say the interface forms a "near-loop" when it comes within one lattice spacing of itself. We define a new curve by erasing these near-loops as we traverse the interface. Our Monte Carlo simulations of this model lead us to conclude that the scaling limit of this loop-erased percolation interface is conformally invariant and has fractal dimension 4/3. However, it is not SLE_8/3. We also consider the process in which a near-loop is when the explorer comes within two lattice spacings of itself.

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@article{arxiv.1806.11561,
  title  = {Conformal invariance of the loop-erased percolation explorer},
  author = {Tom Kennedy},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.11561},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

4 pages, 6 figures. Version 2 has only minor modifications from version 1