The Loewner Equation and the derivative of its solution
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Abstract
The Loewner Equation and the derivative of its solution
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\title{The Loewner Equation and the derivative of its solution}
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\author{Carl Ringqvist}
\institute{Master's Thesis presentation, KTH \& SU}
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\frametitle{Introduction}
Charles Loewner and the introduction of the Loewner Equation.
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\frametitle{Illustrations}
Some examples of driving functions $U_{t}$
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Source: "Spacefilling Curves and Phases of the Loewner Equation", J.Lind, S.Rohde
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And the sets they generate
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\caption{van Koch curve, the half-Sierpinski gasket, and the Hilbert space-filling curve}
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Source: "Spacefilling Curves and Phases of the Loewner Equation", J.Lind, S.Rohde
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\frametitle{the SLE-curve}
Let $U_{t}=\sqrt{\kappa}B_{t}$, where $\kappa \in \mathbb{R}$ and $B_{t}$ is a standard Brownian motion. Then, with probability one, the set $H_{t}$ is generated by a curve, i.e $H_{t}=\mathbb{H}\backslash \gamma(0,t]$ for some continuous curve $\gamma$. This $\gamma$ is called an SLE-curve. Two interesting facts about the SLE-curve:
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\item The curve spirals at every point
\item The trace is extremely sensitive to the value of $\kappa$. In fact
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\item For $0 \leq \kappa \leq 4$ the trace $\gamma$ is simple with probability one.
\item For $4 \leq \kappa < 8$ the trace $\gamma$ intersects itself and every point is contained in a loop but the curve is not space-filling (with probability 1).
\item For $\kappa \geq 8$ the trace $\gamma$ is space-filling (with probability 1).
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$\kappa=2$, yielding a simple trace:
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Source: http://iopscience.iop.org
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$\kappa=6$, yielding a non-simple trace:
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Source: http://iopscience.iop.org
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\frametitle{Discrete Gaussian free fields}
Rougher grid left, finer grid right
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Source: "Finding SLE paths in the Gaussian free field ", S.L. Watson
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\frametitle{Purpose of Third part}
Aim: Investigate upper bounds of the quantity $|\arg g^{-1 \prime}_{t}(z)|$ as $z$ approaches the boundary, for driving functions of H\"older-1/2 continuous driving functions\\
(Recall H\"older-1/2 continuity: $|U_{t+s}-U_{t}| \leq \sigma \sqrt{s}$ for some $\sigma \in \mathbb{R}^{+}$)
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\frametitle{Apriori expectations}
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\item $\boldsymbol{\sigma<2\sqrt{2}}$: Nontrivial bound for argument should exist and this should be possible to prove with methods from RTZ\\
\item $\boldsymbol{2\sqrt{2} \leq \sigma < 4}$. Non-trivial bound should exist for the argument since it does exist for the absolute value for $\sigma <4$; but this cannot be proved with methods outlined in RTZ
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\frametitle{An illuminating example}
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In the article "Collisions and spirals of Loewner traces" by Lind, Marshall and Rohde, the Loewner trace and conformal map of the driving function $U_{t} = \sigma\sqrt{1-t}$, $0 < \sigma < 4$ are calculated. In fact here the following is stated:\\
Given $0 < \sigma < 4$, set $\theta := -\sin^{-1}(\sigma/4)$, $\beta = 2ie^{i\theta}$, and set
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$k(z) = \frac{(z-\beta)(z-\bar{\beta})^{e^{2i\theta}}}{(\sigma - \beta)(\sigma - \bar{\beta})^{e^{2i\theta}}}$ \\
$g_{t}(z) = (1-t)^{1/2}k^{-1}((1-t)^{-\cos\theta e^{i\theta}}k(z))$
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Then $k$ is a conformal map of $\mathbb{H}$ onto $\mathbb{C}\backslash G$ where $ G := \{e^{te^{i\theta}} ; t \geq 0 \}$, is a logarithmic spiral in $\mathbb{C}$ beginning at $1$ and tending to $\infty$, and where $g_{t}$ satisfies the Loewner equation
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$\displaystyle{\dot g_{t} = \frac{2}{g_{t} - \sigma\sqrt{1-t}} \; g_{0} \equiv z} $
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The trace $\gamma = k^{-1}(\{e^{-te^{i\theta}} ; t > 0\})$ is a curve in $\mathbb{H}$ beginning at $\sigma \in \mathbb{R}$ spiraling around $\beta \in \mathbb{H}$
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\frametitle{Results}
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\item $\boldsymbol{\sigma<\sqrt{2}}$: A non-trivial bound is obtained in line with expectation. \\
\item $\boldsymbol{\sqrt{2} \leq \sigma < 2\sqrt{2}}$: We show the methods of RTZ are insufficient for obtaining a non-trivial bound in this interval. However, we still suspect such a nontrivial bound to exist\\
\item $\boldsymbol{2\sqrt{2} \leq \sigma < 4}$: We have shown no non-trivial bound can exist in this interval
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\plain{Questions?}
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