Disorder and Critical Phenomena Through Basic Probability Models

Disorder and Critical Phenomena Through Basic Probability Models
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Total Pages : 140
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Book Synopsis Disorder and Critical Phenomena Through Basic Probability Models by : Giambattista Giacomin

Download or read book Disorder and Critical Phenomena Through Basic Probability Models written by Giambattista Giacomin and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-07-16 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 essentially put all the main predictions of the physics community on firm footing; in some cases, mathematicians have even gone beyond, settling a number of controversial issues. But the purpose of these notes, beyond treating the pinning models in full detail, is also to convey the gist, or at least the flavor, of the "overall picture," which is, in many respects, unfamiliar territory for mathematicians.


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