We first plan to focus on discrete models defined on lattices and discuss:
- The phase transition for percolation and for the Ising model.
- The asymptotic conformal invariance of critical percolation on the triangular planar lattice (“Smirnov’s Theorem”).
- Wilson’s algorithm to construct uniform spanning trees.
- Some properties of the discrete Gaussian Free Field.
In the final part of the course, we will discuss some features of random structures defined in the continuum:
- The definition of the Gaussian Free Field as a random generalized function and some of its properties.
- How conformal invariance enables to characterize and construct natural random planar fractal structures.