Lectures on random polymers

zbMATH Open1317.82001arXiv1106.6204MaRDI QIDQ5501409FDOQ5501409

F. den Hollander, Francesco Caravenna, Nicolas Pétrélis

Publication date: 3 August 2015

Abstract: These lecture notes are a guided tour through the fascinating world of polymer chains interacting with themselves and/or with their environment. The focus is on the mathematical description of a number of physical and chemical phenomena, with particular emphasis on phase transitions and space-time scaling. The topics covered, though only a selection, are typical for the area. Sections 1-3 describe models of polymers without disorder, Sections 4-6 models of polymers with disorder. Appendices A-E contain tutorials in which a number of key techniques are explained in more detail.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.6204

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Large deviations (60F10) Protein sequences, DNA sequences (92D20) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to probability theory (60-02) Processes in random environments (60K37) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to statistical mechanics (82-02) Phase transitions (general) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B26) Critical phenomena in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B27) Disordered systems (random Ising models, random Schrödinger operators, etc.) in equilibrium statistical mechanics (82B44) Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60)

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