Brownian Motion, "Diverse and Undulating"

zbMATH Open1101.82001arXiv0705.1951MaRDI QIDQ5480907FDOQ5480907

Authors: Bertrand Duplantier 

Publication date: 7 August 2006

Abstract: We describe in detail the history of Brownian motion, as well as the contributions of Einstein, Sutherland, Smoluchowski, Bachelier, Perrin and Langevin to its theory. The always topical importance in physics of the theory of Brownian motion is illustrated by recent biophysical experiments, where it serves, for instance, for the measurement of the pulling force on a single DNA molecule. In a second part, we stress the mathematical importance of the theory of Brownian motion, illustrated by two chosen examples. The by-now classic representation of the Newtonian potential by Brownian motion is explained in an elementary way. We conclude with the description of recent progress seen in the geometry of the planar Brownian curve. At its heart lie the concepts of conformal invariance and multifractality, associated with the potential theory of the Brownian curve itself.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.1951

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Random walks, random surfaces, lattice animals, etc. in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B41) Brownian motion (60J65) History of mathematics in the 20th century (01A60) History of probability theory (60-03) History of statistical mechanics (82-03)

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