Statistics of knots and entangled random walks
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zbMATH Open0868.57003arXivcond-mat/9812205MaRDI QIDQ4868574FDOQ4868574
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Publication date: 6 March 1996
Abstract: The lectures review the state of affairs in modern branch of mathematical physics called probabilistic topology. In particular we consider the following problems: (i) We estimate the probability of a trivial knot formation on the lattice using the Kauffman algebraic invariants and show the connection of this problem with the thermodynamic properties of 2D disordered Potts model; (ii) We investigate the limit behavior of random walks in multi-connected spaces and on non-commutative groups related to the knot theory. We discuss the application of the above mentioned problems in statistical physics of polymer chains. On the basis of non-commutative probability theory we derive some new results in statistical physics of entangled polymer chains which unite rigorous mathematical facts with more intuitive physical arguments.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9812205
Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to probability theory (60-01) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to manifolds and cell complexes (57-01)
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