arXiv · 0909.5343
Theory of minimum spanning trees II: exact graphical methods and perturbation expansion at the percolation threshold
Abstract
Continuing the program begun by the authors in a previous paper, we develop an exact low-density expansion for the random minimum spanning tree (MST) on a finite graph, and use it to develop a continuum perturbation expansion for the MST on critical percolation clusters in space dimension d. The perturbation expansion is proved to be renormalizable in d=6 dimensions. We consider the fractal dimension D_p of paths on the latter MST; our previous results lead us to predict that D_p=2 for d>d_c=6. Using a renormalization-group approach, we confirm the result for d>6, and calculate D_p to first order in \epsilon=6-d for d\leq 6 using the connection with critical percolation, with the result D_p = 2 - \epsilon/7 + O(\epsilon^2).
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T. S. Jackson, N. Read. 2009-09-29. Theory of minimum spanning trees II: exact graphical methods and perturbation expansion at the percolation threshold. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.81.021131
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