Disorder and Critical Phenomena Through Basic Probability Models
Giambattista Giacomin
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Paperback. Understanding the effect of disorder on critical phenomena is a central issue in statistical mechanics. This volume explores this problem by focusing on "pinning models," covering recent mathematical works that have essentially put the main predictions of the physics community on firm footing. Series: Lecture Notes in Mathematics / Aecole D'Aete De Probabilites De Saint-Flour. Num Pages: 141 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBT; PBW; PHS; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 231.
Understanding the effect of disorder on critical phenomena is a central issue in statistical mechanics. In probabilistic terms: what happens if we perturb a system exhibiting a phase transition by introducing a random environment? The physics community has approached this very broad question by aiming at general criteria that tell whether or not the addition of disorder changes the critical properties of a model: some of the predictions are truly striking and mathematically challenging. We approach this domain of ideas by focusing on a specific class of models, the "pinning models," for which a series of recent mathematical works has ... Read more
Understanding the effect of disorder on critical phenomena is a central issue in statistical mechanics. In probabilistic terms: what happens if we perturb a system exhibiting a phase transition by introducing a random environment? The physics community has approached this very broad question by aiming at general criteria that tell whether or not the addition of disorder changes the critical properties of a model: some of the predictions are truly striking and mathematically challenging. We approach this domain of ideas by focusing on a specific class of models, the "pinning models," for which a series of recent mathematical works has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
141
Condition
New
Series
Lecture Notes in Mathematics / Aecole D'Aete De Probabilites De Saint-Flour
Number of Pages
130
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642211553
SKU
V9783642211553
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