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UNISA996466721003316 |
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Titolo |
Conformal Invariance: an Introduction to Loops, Interfaces and Stochastic Loewner Evolution [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Malte Henkel, Dragi Karevski |
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Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2012.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (XVI, 189 p. 69 illus., 19 illus. in color.) |
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Collana |
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Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 853 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Physics |
Statistical physics |
Dynamical systems |
Mathematical physics |
Mathematical Methods in Physics |
Complex Systems |
Mathematical Physics |
Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction to CFT -- Critical Interfaces and SLE -- Numerical tests of SLE -- Loop Models and boundary CFT. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Conformal invariance has been a spectacularly successful tool in advancing our understanding of the two-dimensional phase transitions found in classical systems at equilibrium. This volume sharpens our picture of the applications of conformal invariance, introducing non-local observables such as loops and interfaces before explaining how they arise in specific physical contexts. It then shows how to use conformal invariance to determine their properties. Moving on to cover key conceptual developments in conformal invariance, the book devotes much of its space to stochastic Loewner evolution (SLE), detailing SLE’s conceptual foundations as well as extensive numerical tests. The chapters then elucidate SLE’s use in geometric phase transitions such as percolation or polymer systems, paying particular |
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