Mathematics – Complex Variables
Scientific paper
2009-09-07
Mathematics
Complex Variables
36 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
We construct a conformally invariant random family of closed curves in the plane by welding of random homeomorphisms of the unit circle. The homeomorphism is constructed using the exponential of $\beta X$ where $X$ is the restriction of the two dimensional free field on the circle and the parameter $\beta$ is in the "high temperature" regime $\beta<\sqrt 2$. The welding problem is solved by studying a non-uniformly elliptic Beltrami equation with a random complex dilatation. For the existence a method of Lehto is used. This requires sharp probabilistic estimates to control conformal moduli of annuli and they are proven by decomposing the free field as a sum of independent fixed scale fields and controlling the correlations of the complex dilation restricted to dyadic cells of various scales. For uniqueness we invoke a result by Jones and Smirnov on conformal removability of H\"older curves. We conjecture that our curves are locally related to SLE$(\kappa)$ for $\kappa<4$.
Astala Kari
Jones Patricia P.
Kupiainen Antti
Saksman Eero
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