Long-range percolation on the hierarchical lattice

Abstract

We study long-range percolation on the hierarchical lattice of order $N$, where any edge of length $k$ is present with probability $p_k=1-\exp(-\beta^{-k} \alpha)$, independently of all other edges. For fixed $\beta$, we show that $\alpha_c(\beta)$ (the infimum of those $\alpha$ for which an infinite cluster exists a.s.) is non-trivial if and only if $N < \beta < N^2$. Furthermore, we show uniqueness of the infinite component and continuity of the percolation probability and of $\alpha_c(\beta)$ as a function of $\beta$. This means that the phase diagram of this model is well understood.