These lectures give an introduction to the methods of conformal field theory as applied to deriving certain results in two-dimensional critical percolation: namely the probability that there exists at least one cluster connecting two disjoint segments of the boundary of a simply connected region; an
Conformal invariance in percolation, self-avoiding walks, and related problems
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- Publisher
- Paris seminar
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 23
- Category
- Library
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π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Preface.- Introduction.- Scaling, polymers and spins.- Some combinatorial bounds.- Decay of the two-point function.- The lace expansion.- Above four dimensions.- Pattern theorems.- Polygons, slabs, bridges and knots.- Analysis of Monte Carlo methods.- Related Topics.- Random walk.- Proof of the ren
<p><p>The self-avoiding walk is a mathematical model that has important applications in statistical mechanics and polymer science. In spite of its simple definitionβa path on a lattice that does not visit the same site more than onceβit is difficult to analyze mathematically. <i>The Self-Avoiding Wa
<p>A self-avoiding walk is a path on a lattice that does not visit the same site more than once. In spite of this simple definition, many of the most basic questions about this model are difficult to resolve in a mathematically rigorous fashion. In particular, we do not know much about how far an nΒ
<p>This book provides an introduction to conformal field theory and a review of its applications to critical phenomena in condensed-matter systems. After reviewing simple phase transitions and explaining the foundations of conformal invariance and the algebraic methods required, it proceeds to the e