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Loop-erased random walk and Poisson kernel on planar graphs

Probability 2012-11-16 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Lawler, Schramm and Werner showed that the scaling limit of the loop-erased random walk on Z2\mathbb{Z}^2 is SLE2\mathrm{SLE}_2. We consider scaling limits of the loop-erasure of random walks on other planar graphs (graphs embedded into C\mathbb{C} so that edges do not cross one another). We show that if the scaling limit of the random walk is planar Brownian motion, then the scaling limit of its loop-erasure is SLE2\mathrm{SLE}_2. Our main contribution is showing that for such graphs, the discrete Poisson kernel can be approximated by the continuous one. One example is the infinite component of super-critical percolation on Z2\mathbb{Z}^2. Berger and Biskup showed that the scaling limit of the random walk on this graph is planar Brownian motion. Our results imply that the scaling limit of the loop-erased random walk on the super-critical percolation cluster is SLE2\mathrm{SLE}_2.

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@article{arxiv.0809.2643,
  title  = {Loop-erased random walk and Poisson kernel on planar graphs},
  author = {Ariel Yadin and Amir Yehudayoff},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.2643},
  year   = {2012}
}

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Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/10-AOP579 the Annals of Probability (http://www.imstat.org/aop/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)

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