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Title: Transfer matrix computation of generalized critical polynomials in percolation

Abstract

Percolation thresholds have recently been studied by means of a graph polynomial PB(p), henceforth referred to as the critical polynomial, that may be defined on any periodic lattice. The polynomial depends on a finite subgraph B, called the basis, and the way in which the basis is tiled to form the lattice. The unique root of PB(p) in [0, 1] either gives the exact percolation threshold for the lattice, or provides an approximation that becomes more accurate with appropriately increasing size of B. Initially PB(p) was defined by a contraction-deletion identity, similar to that satisfied by the Tutte polynomial. Here, we give an alternative probabilistic definition of PB(p), which allows for much more efficient computations, by using the transfer matrix, than was previously possible with contraction-deletion. We present bond percolation polynomials for the (4, 82), kagome, and (3, 122) lattices for bases of up to respectively 96, 162, and 243 edges, much larger than the previous limit of 36 edges using contraction-deletion. We discuss in detail the role of the symmetries and the embedding of B. For the largest bases, we obtain the thresholds pc(4, 82) = 0.676 803 329 · · ·, pc(kagome) = 0.524 404 998 · ·more » ·, pc(3, 122) = 0.740 420 798 · · ·, comparable to the best simulation results. We also show that the alternative definition of PB(p) can be applied to study site percolation problems.« less

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris (France). LPTENS; Univ. Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (France)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1399712
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-593972
Journal ID: ISSN 1751-8113
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 45; Journal Issue: 49; Journal ID: ISSN 1751-8113
Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING

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Scullard, Christian R., and Jacobsen, Jesper Lykke. Transfer matrix computation of generalized critical polynomials in percolation. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1088/1751-8113/45/49/494004.
Scullard, Christian R., & Jacobsen, Jesper Lykke. Transfer matrix computation of generalized critical polynomials in percolation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/45/49/494004
Scullard, Christian R., and Jacobsen, Jesper Lykke. Thu . "Transfer matrix computation of generalized critical polynomials in percolation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8113/45/49/494004. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1399712.
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title = {Transfer matrix computation of generalized critical polynomials in percolation},
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abstractNote = {Percolation thresholds have recently been studied by means of a graph polynomial PB(p), henceforth referred to as the critical polynomial, that may be defined on any periodic lattice. The polynomial depends on a finite subgraph B, called the basis, and the way in which the basis is tiled to form the lattice. The unique root of PB(p) in [0, 1] either gives the exact percolation threshold for the lattice, or provides an approximation that becomes more accurate with appropriately increasing size of B. Initially PB(p) was defined by a contraction-deletion identity, similar to that satisfied by the Tutte polynomial. Here, we give an alternative probabilistic definition of PB(p), which allows for much more efficient computations, by using the transfer matrix, than was previously possible with contraction-deletion. We present bond percolation polynomials for the (4, 82), kagome, and (3, 122) lattices for bases of up to respectively 96, 162, and 243 edges, much larger than the previous limit of 36 edges using contraction-deletion. We discuss in detail the role of the symmetries and the embedding of B. For the largest bases, we obtain the thresholds pc(4, 82) = 0.676 803 329 · · ·, pc(kagome) = 0.524 404 998 · · ·, pc(3, 122) = 0.740 420 798 · · ·, comparable to the best simulation results. We also show that the alternative definition of PB(p) can be applied to study site percolation problems.},
doi = {10.1088/1751-8113/45/49/494004},
journal = {Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and Theoretical},
number = 49,
volume = 45,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Thu Sep 27 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}

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