Exact factorization of correlation functions in two-dimensional critical percolation

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2007 Oct;76(4 Pt 1):041106. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.76.041106. Epub 2007 Oct 3.

Abstract

By use of conformal field theory, we discover several exact factorizations of higher-order density correlation functions in critical two-dimensional percolation. Our formulas are valid in the upper half-plane, or any conformally equivalent region. We find excellent agreement of our results with high-precision computer simulations. There are indications that our formulas hold more generally.