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Scaling inequalities for oriented percolation

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We look at seven critical exponents associated with two-dimensional oriented percolation. Scaling theory implies that these quantities satisfy four equalities. We prove five related inequalitites.

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Durrett, R., Tanaka, N.I. Scaling inequalities for oriented percolation. J Stat Phys 55, 981–995 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01041075

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