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Percolation on multifractal, scale-free weighted planar stochastic porous lattice

Statistical Mechanics 2026-03-10 v1 Computational Physics

Abstract

We introduce the Weighted Planar Stochastic Porous Lattice (WPSPL), a geometrically disordered substrate generated by iteratively subdividing a unit square. At each step a block is selected with probability proportional to its area, divided into four parts, and one sub-block is retained (removed) with probability qq (1q1-q). We show analytically that the WPSPL exhibits multifractality for each of its infinitely many nontrivial conserved quantities and demonstrate numerically that its snapshots at different times are statistically self-similar. The dual of the lattice forms a complex network with a power-law degree distribution. Motivated by these properties of this porous lattice, we study bond percolation on the WPSPL, determine the percolation threshold, and estimate the critical exponents α\alpha, β\beta, and γ\gamma associated with the specific heat, order parameter, and susceptibility, respectively. The exponents vary continuously with qq, reflecting a family of distinct universality classes as the global dimension of the lattice depends on qq. Remarkably, the Rushbrooke inequality, α+2β+γ2\alpha + 2\beta + \gamma \ge 2, is satisfied in near equality. Notably, the nonporous case (q=1q=1) has a global dimension 22 but lies outside the universality class of conventional two-dimensional lattices. Our results highlight how geometric disorder, multifractality, scale-free coordination number disorder, and porosity produce unconventional critical behavior.

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@article{arxiv.2603.08044,
  title  = {Percolation on multifractal, scale-free weighted planar stochastic porous lattice},
  author = {Proshanto Kumar and Md. Kamrul Hassan},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.08044},
  year   = {2026}
}

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13 pages, 10 captioned figures and one table