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A new look at the interfaces in percolation

Probability 2019-06-24 v2

Abstract

We propose a new definition of the interface in the context of the Bernoulli percolation model. We construct a coupling between two percolation configurations, one which is a standard percolation configuration, and one which is a percolation configuration conditioned on a disconnection event. We define the interface as the random set of the edges where these two configurations differ. We prove that, inside a cubic box Λ\Lambda, the interface between the top and the bottom of the box is typically localised within a distance of order (lnΛ)2(\ln |\Lambda|)^2 of the set of the pivotal edges. We prove also that, in our dynamical coupling, the typical speed of the pivotal edges remains bounded as the box Λ\Lambda grows.

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@article{arxiv.1806.08576,
  title  = {A new look at the interfaces in percolation},
  author = {Raphaël Cerf and Wei Zhou},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1806.08576},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

Several passages have been enhanced, and the main result of our paper entitled "There is no isolated interface edge in very supercritical percolation" has been included

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