Nathanael Berestycki: Critical exponents for FK random planar maps

We consider random planar maps weighted by the critical Fortuin--Kasteleyn percolation model with parameter \(q \in (0,4)\). The study of these surfaces is central to the theory of Liouville quantum gravity. We obtain rigorously the value of the critical exponent associated with the length of cluster interfaces, which is shown to be \(\frac{4}{\pi} \arccos \left( \frac{\sqrt{2 - \sqrt{q}}}{2} \right).\)

This is consistent with physics predictions; in particular, applying the KPZ formula we recover the dimension of SLE curves. 

Joint work with Benoit Laslier and Gourab Ray (Cambridge).