Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
2011-07-18
Mathematics
Probability
62 pages, 53 figures
Scientific paper
We show how to compute the probabilities of various connection topologies for uniformly random spanning trees on graphs embedded in surfaces. As an application, we show how to compute the "intensity" of the loop-erased random walk in Z^2, that is, the probability that the walk from (0,0) to infinity passes through a given vertex or edge. For example, the probability that it passes through (1,0) is 5/16; this confirms a 15-year old conjecture about the stationary sandpile density on Z^2. We do the analogous computation for the triangular lattice, honeycomb lattice and Z x R, for which the probabilities are 5/18, 13/36, and 1/4-1/\pi^2 respectively.
Kenyon Richard W.
Wilson David B.
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