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Existence and continuity of the flow constant in first passage percolation

Probability 2018-09-25 v2

Abstract

We consider the model of i.i.d. first passage percolation on Z^d, where we associate with the edges of the graph a family of i.i.d. random variables with common distribution G on [0, +\infty] (including +\infty). Whereas the time constant is associated to the study of 1-dimensional paths with minimal weight, namely geodesics, the flow constant is associated to the study of (d--1)-dimensional surfaces with minimal weight. In this article, we investigate the existence of the flow constant under the only hypothesis that G({+\infty}) < p c (d) (in particular without any moment assumption), the convergence of some natural maximal flows towards this constant, and the continuity of this constant with regard to the distribution G.

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@article{arxiv.1707.08766,
  title  = {Existence and continuity of the flow constant in first passage percolation},
  author = {Raphaël Rossignol and Marie Théret},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1707.08766},
  year   = {2018}
}