Level Set Percolation in Two-Dimensional Gaussian Free Field

Abstract

The nature of level set percolation in the two-dimension Gaussian Free Field has been an elusive question. Using a loop-model mapping, we show that there is a nontrivial percolation transition, and characterize the critical point. In particular, the correlation length diverges exponentially, and the critical clusters are "logarithmic fractals", whose area scales with the linear size as $A\sim L^2/\sqrt{\ln L}$. The two-point connectivity also decays as the log of the distance. We corroborate our theory by numerical simulations. Possible CFT interpretations are discussed.

8 pages, 4 figures; v3: accepted version, minor changes, Supplemental Material included

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