Boundary Correlators in 2D Quantum Gravity: Liouville versus Discrete Approach

Abstract

We calculate a class of two-point boundary correlators in 2D quantum gravity using its microscopic realization as loop gas on a random surface. We find a perfect agreement with the two-point boundary correlation function in Liouville theory, obtained by V. Fateev, A. Zamolodchikov and Al. Zamolodchikov. We also give a geometrical meaning of the functional equation satisfied by this two-point function.

21 pages, 5 figures, harvmac, eqs. (2.11) and (5.11) corrected

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