The scaling limit of Fomin's identity for two paths in the plane
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We review some recently completed research that establishes the scaling limit of Fomin's identity for loop-erased random walk on Z^2 in terms of the chordal Schramm-Loewner evolution (SLE) with parameter 2. In the case of two paths, we provide a simplified proof of the identity for loop-erased random walk and simple random walk, and prove directly that the corresponding identity holds for chordal SLE(2) and Brownian motion. We also include a brief introduction to SLE and discussion of the relationship between SLE(2) and loop-erased random walk.
v2: 14 pages, 2 figures, review paper to appear in C.R. Math. Rep. Acad. Sci. Canada; added brief introduction to SLE, updated acknowledgements and references
v2: 14 pages, 2 figures, review paper to appear in C.R. Math. Rep. Acad. Sci. Canada; added brief introduction to SLE, updated acknowledgements and references