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Directed Models of Polymers, Interfaces, and Clusters: Scaling and Finite-Size Properties / by V. Privman, N. M. Švrakić

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Springer eBook Collection Physics and Astronomy | Lecture notes in physics ; 338Publisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1989Description: 1 Online-Ressource (VI, 122 p. 1 illus)ISBN:
  • 9783540481201
  • 9783540514299
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9783540514299 DDC classification:
  • 541
RVK: RVK: UD 8220LOC classification:
  • QD450-882
DOI: DOI: 10.1007/BFb0016702Online resources: Summary: This monograph gives a detailed introductory exposition of research results for various models, mostly two-dimensional, of directed walks, interfaces, wetting, surface adsorption (of polymers), stacks, compact clusters (lattice animals), etc. The unifying feature of these models is that in most cases they can be solved analytically. The methods used include transfer matrices, generating functions, recurrence relations, and difference equations, and in some cases involve utilization of less familiar mathematical techniques such as continued fractions and q-series. The authors emphasize an overall view of what can be learned generally of the statistical mechanics of anisotropic systems, including phenomena near surfaces, by studying the solvable models. Thus, the concept of scaling and, where known, finite-size scaling properties are elucidated. Scaling and statistical mechanics of anisoptropic systems in general are active research topics. The volume provides a comprehensive survey of exact model results in this fieldPPN: PPN: 749190604Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-2-BAE | ZDB-2-LNP | ZDB-2-PHA | ZDB-1-SLN
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