Fractal Structures of Quantum Gravity in Two Dimensions
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Recent numerical results on the fractal structure of two-dimensional quantum gravity coupled to c = −2 matter are reviewed. Analytic derivation of the fractal dimensions based on the Liouville theory and diffusion equation is also discussed. Excellent agreements between the numerical and theoretical results are obtained. Some problems on the non-universal nature of the fractal structure in the continuum limit are pointed out. ——————————————————————————————— Talk given at 7th Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Symposium, held at Nishinomiya-city on 18-20, Nov. 1992, to be published in the Proceedings.
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