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The Alexander-Orbach conjecture holds in high dimensions

Probability 2015-05-13 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We examine the incipient infinite cluster (IIC) of critical percolation in regimes where mean-field behavior has been established, namely when the dimension d is large enough or when d>6 and the lattice is sufficiently spread out. We find that random walk on the IIC exhibits anomalous diffusion with the spectral dimension d_s=4/3, that is, p_t(x,x)= t^{-2/3+o(1)}. This establishes a conjecture of Alexander and Orbach. En route we calculate the one-arm exponent with respect to the intrinsic distance.

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@article{arxiv.0806.1442,
  title  = {The Alexander-Orbach conjecture holds in high dimensions},
  author = {Gady Kozma and Asaf Nachmias},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0806.1442},
  year   = {2015}
}

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25 pages, 2 figures. To appear in Inventiones Mathematicae

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