Towards a logarithmic conformal field theory of 2D critical percolation

Yu Feng
Department of Mathematical Sciences, Tsinghua University
Department of Mathematical Sciences

We provide definitive proof of the logarithmic nature of the percolation conformal field theory in the bulk by showing that the four-point function of the density operator has a logarithmic divergence as two points collide and that the same divergence appears in the operator product expansion (OPE) of two density operators. Our method involves a probabilistic analysis of the percolation events contributing to the four-point function. It does not require algebraic considerations, nor taking the $Q \to 1$ limit of the $Q$-state Potts model, and is amenable to a rigorous mathematical formulation.

I will briefly explain our probabilistic approach, which implies that the logarithmic divergence appears as a consequence of scale invariance combined with independence. Based on joint works with Federico Camia.


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