Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2024 / iii / Paper 203 / 1 / b / ii / Solution

For $r\ge 1$, let $R_r=[-r,r]\times (0,1]$. The Brownian representation of half-plane capacity givesOn hitting $R_r$ the imaginary part is at most one, while the harmonic measure estimate supplied in the question shows that the probability of reaching a disc of radius $O(r)$ containing $R_r$ is $O(r/y)$. Hence $\mathrm{hcap}(R_r)\le Cr$, the half-plane capacity of a low rectangle bound.

SetThe scaling and translation of half-plane capacity giveswhereas $\mathrm{diam}(A_n)=\sqrt{4+n^{-2}}\to 2$. This supplies the required sequence.