Disconnection probability of Brownian motion on an annulus

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Main Authors: Cai, Gefei, Fu, Xuesong, Sun, Xin, Xie, Zhuoyan
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author Cai, Gefei
Fu, Xuesong
Sun, Xin
Xie, Zhuoyan
author_facet Cai, Gefei
Fu, Xuesong
Sun, Xin
Xie, Zhuoyan
contents We derive an exact formula for the probability that a Brownian path on an annulus does not disconnect the two boundary components of the annulus. The leading asymptotic behavior of this probability is governed by the disconnection exponent obtained by Lawler-Schramm-Werner (2001) using the connection to Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE). The derivation of our formula is based on this connection and the coupling with Liouville quantum gravity (LQG). As byproducts of our proof, we obtain a precise relation between Brownian motion on a disk stopped upon hitting the boundary and the SLE$_{8/3}$ loop measure on the disk; we also obtain a detailed description of the LQG surfaces cut by the outer boundary of stopped Brownian motion on a $\sqrt{8/3}$-LQG disk.
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spellingShingle Disconnection probability of Brownian motion on an annulus
Cai, Gefei
Fu, Xuesong
Sun, Xin
Xie, Zhuoyan
Probability
Mathematical Physics
60J65, 60J67, 60D05
We derive an exact formula for the probability that a Brownian path on an annulus does not disconnect the two boundary components of the annulus. The leading asymptotic behavior of this probability is governed by the disconnection exponent obtained by Lawler-Schramm-Werner (2001) using the connection to Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE). The derivation of our formula is based on this connection and the coupling with Liouville quantum gravity (LQG). As byproducts of our proof, we obtain a precise relation between Brownian motion on a disk stopped upon hitting the boundary and the SLE$_{8/3}$ loop measure on the disk; we also obtain a detailed description of the LQG surfaces cut by the outer boundary of stopped Brownian motion on a $\sqrt{8/3}$-LQG disk.
title Disconnection probability of Brownian motion on an annulus
topic Probability
Mathematical Physics
60J65, 60J67, 60D05
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14073