Finite-Green-energy measure pairing with a Gaussian free field Created 2026-09-28 Updated 2026-11-05
Let be a finite measure on with finite Green energy, in the normalization of the Green-kernel expansion in the Dirichlet space. For an orthonormal basis and independent standard Gaussian random variables , define
The sum converges in L2 space, since the sum of the coefficient squares equals the Green energy. It is centered Gaussian with
For several measures, the same coefficients give their cross-covariances by the corresponding mixed Green integrals.
The joint law is independent of the chosen basis. A stronger pathwise statement needs consistent coefficients: realize the field through one isonormal Gaussian process on the Dirichlet Hilbert space and take for each basis. Then Parseval's identity makes both expansions equal to the same -pairing in L2 space. Drawing a fresh independent coefficient family for a different basis produces another field with the same law, not the same outcome-by-outcome field. This distinguishes basis invariance of a construction from an unspecified coupling of two constructions.[ref]
Choose an orthonormal basis of and write the GFF formally as , where the are independent standard normal variables. The Green-kernel expansion in the Dirichlet space gives
Consequently the series
converges in . Its partial sums are centered Gaussian and their variances converge to the displayed Green energy. The limit is therefore Gaussian with mean zero and variance
This constructs the Finite-Green-energy measure pairing with a Gaussian free field independently of the chosen orthonormal basis.