These lecture notes are a guided tour through the fascinating world of polymer chains interacting with themselves and/or with their environment. The focus is on the mathematical description of a number of physical and chemical phenomena, with particular emphasis on phase transitions and space-time scaling. The topics covered, though only a selection, are typical for the area. Sections 1-3 describe models of polymers without disorder, Sections 4-6 models of polymers with disorder. Appendices A-E contain tutorials in which a number of key techniques are explained in more detail.

Caravenna, F., den Hollander, F., Pétrélis, N. (2012). Lectures on Random Polymers. In D. Ellwood, C. Newman, V. Sidoravicius, W. Werner (a cura di), Probability and Statistical Physics in Two and more Dimensions (pp. 319-393). American Mathematical Society.

Lectures on Random Polymers

CARAVENNA, FRANCESCO;
2012

Abstract

These lecture notes are a guided tour through the fascinating world of polymer chains interacting with themselves and/or with their environment. The focus is on the mathematical description of a number of physical and chemical phenomena, with particular emphasis on phase transitions and space-time scaling. The topics covered, though only a selection, are typical for the area. Sections 1-3 describe models of polymers without disorder, Sections 4-6 models of polymers with disorder. Appendices A-E contain tutorials in which a number of key techniques are explained in more detail.
Capitolo o saggio
Polymers, Pinning, Disorder, Localization, Free Energy, Phase Transition, Critical Curve, Random Walk, Space-Time Scaling
English
Probability and Statistical Physics in Two and more Dimensions
Ellwood, D; Newman, C; Sidoravicius, V; Werner, W
2012
978-0-8218-6863-8
15
American Mathematical Society
319
393
Caravenna, F., den Hollander, F., Pétrélis, N. (2012). Lectures on Random Polymers. In D. Ellwood, C. Newman, V. Sidoravicius, W. Werner (a cura di), Probability and Statistical Physics in Two and more Dimensions (pp. 319-393). American Mathematical Society.
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