Buch, Englisch, 427 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 6672 g
Reihe: Modern Birkhäuser Classics
Buch, Englisch, 427 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 6672 g
Reihe: Modern Birkhäuser Classics
ISBN: 978-1-4614-6024-4
Verlag: Springer
Topics covered in the book include: the lace expansion and its application to the self-avoiding walk in more than four dimensions where most issues are now resolved; an introduction to the nonrigorous scaling theory; classical work of Hammersley and others; a new exposition of Kesten’s pattern theorem and its consequences; a discussion of the decay of the two-point function and its relation to probabilistic renewal theory; analysis of Monte Carlo methods that have been used to study the self-avoiding walk; the role of the self-avoiding walk in physical and chemical applications. Methods from combinatorics, probability theory, analysis, and mathematical physics play important roles. The book is highly accessible to both professionals and graduate students in mathematics, physics, and chemistry.
Zielgruppe
Graduate
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Stochastische Prozesse
- Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie Quantenchemie, Theoretische Chemie
- Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Numerik und Wissenschaftliches Rechnen Angewandte Mathematik, Mathematische Modelle
Weitere Infos & Material
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 renewal theorem.- Tables of exact enumerations.- Bibliography.- Notation.- Index.