03808nam 22006855 450 99646672100331620200706141804.03-642-27934-110.1007/978-3-642-27934-8(CKB)3360000000365848(SSID)ssj0000666017(PQKBManifestationID)11432165(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000666017(PQKBWorkID)10646892(PQKB)11579339(DE-He213)978-3-642-27934-8(MiAaPQ)EBC3070414(PPN)258846194(PPN)168311216(EXLCZ)99336000000036584820120403d2012 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrConformal Invariance: an Introduction to Loops, Interfaces and Stochastic Loewner Evolution[electronic resource] /edited by Malte Henkel, Dragi Karevski1st ed. 2012.Berlin, Heidelberg :Springer Berlin Heidelberg :Imprint: Springer,2012.1 online resource (XVI, 189 p. 69 illus., 19 illus. in color.)Lecture Notes in Physics,0075-8450 ;853Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph3-642-27933-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction to CFT -- Critical Interfaces and SLE -- Numerical tests of SLE -- Loop Models and boundary CFT.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 attention to surface effects. As clear and accessible as it is authoritative, this publication is as suitable for non-specialist readers and graduate students alike.Lecture Notes in Physics,0075-8450 ;853PhysicsStatistical physicsDynamical systemsMathematical physicsMathematical Methods in Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19013Complex Systemshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P33000Mathematical Physicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M35000Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systemshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P19090Physics.Statistical physics.Dynamical systems.Mathematical physics.Mathematical Methods in Physics.Complex Systems.Mathematical Physics.Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.530.14/3Henkel Malteedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtKarevski Dragiedthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edtBOOK996466721003316Conformal Invariance: an Introduction to Loops, Interfaces and Stochastic Loewner Evolution2519140UNISA