On the Riemann surface type of random planar maps (Q373512)

Summary: We show that the (random) Riemann surfaces of the Angel-Schramm uniform infinite planar triangulation and of Sheffield's infinite necklace construction are both parabolic. In other words, Brownian motion on these surfaces is recurrent. We obtain this result as a corollary to a more general theorem on subsequential distributional limits of random unbiased disc triangulations, following work of \textit{I. Benjamini} and \textit{O. Schramm} [Electron. J. Probab. 6, Paper No. 23, 13 p., electronic only (2001; Zbl 1010.82021)].