Choosing a Spanning Tree for the Integer Lattice Uniformly
Pemantle, Robin
Ann. Probab., Tome 19 (1991) no. 4, p. 1559-1574 / Harvested from Project Euclid
Consider the nearest neighbor graph for the integer lattice $\mathbf{Z}^d$ in $d$ dimensions. For a large finite piece of it, consider choosing a spanning tree for that piece uniformly among all possible subgraphs that are spanning trees. As the piece gets larger, this approaches a limiting measure on the set of spanning graphs for $\mathbf{Z}^d$. This is shown to be a tree if and only if $d \leq 4$. In this case, the tree has only one topological end, that is, there are no doubly infinite paths. When $d \geq 5$ the spanning forest has infinitely many components almost surely, with each component having one or two topological ends.
Publié le : 1991-10-14
Classification:  Spanning tree,  spanning forest,  loop-erased random walk,  60C05,  60K35
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Pemantle, Robin. Choosing a Spanning Tree for the Integer Lattice Uniformly. Ann. Probab., Tome 19 (1991) no. 4, pp.  1559-1574. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1176990223/