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We discuss bond percolation on the cubic lattice ℤd in dimensions d=1,2,3, paying particular attention to the ways in which such processes "evolve" as the dimension increases from d=1 through d=2 to d=3. There are many conjectures.
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Grimmett, G. (1986). Percolation processes and dimensionality. In: Tautu, P. (eds) Stochastic Spatial Processes. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1212. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0076246
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