Thermal fluctuations in pinned elastic systems: field theory of rare events and droplets (Q1763952)

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    Thermal fluctuations in pinned elastic systems: field theory of rare events and droplets (English)
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    22 February 2005
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    This paper deals with the quantum field model of displacement field pinned by a random potential. The thermal boundary layer ansatz for the effective action of the theory is introduced. Its validity and the relation to droplet picture are discussed using functional renormalization group.
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    thermal boundary layer
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    functional renormalization group
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    droplet probability
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