Mathematics – Probability
Scientific paper
2004-10-14
Probability Theory and Related Fields 136 (2006), pp 417--468.
Mathematics
Probability
55 pages, 20 figures; minor changes; to appear in Probability Theory and Related Fields
Scientific paper
10.1007/s00440-005-0490-z
We study percolation in the following random environment: let $Z$ be a Poisson process of constant intensity in the plane, and form the Voronoi tessellation of the plane with respect to $Z$. Colour each Voronoi cell black with probability $p$, independently of the other cells. We show that the critical probability is 1/2. More precisely, if $p>1/2$ then the union of the black cells contains an infinite component with probability 1, while if $p<1/2$ then the distribution of the size of the component of black cells containing a given point decays exponentially. These results are analogous to Kesten's results for bond percolation in the square lattice. The result corresponding to Harris' Theorem for bond percolation in the square lattice is known: Zvavitch noted that one of the many proofs of this result can easily be adapted to the random Voronoi setting. For Kesten's results, none of the existing proofs seems to adapt. The methods used here also give a new and very simple proof of Kesten's Theorem for the square lattice; we hope they will be applicable in other contexts as well.
Bollobas Bela
Riordan Oliver
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