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Copolymer Networks: Multifractal dimension spectra in polymer field theory

Condensed Matter 2009-10-30 v1

Abstract

We explore the rich scaling behavior of copolymer networks in solution. We establish a field theoretic description in terms of composite operators. Our 3rd order resummation of the spectrum of scaling dimensions brings about remarkable features: Convexity of the spectra allows for a multifractal interpretation. This has not been conceived for power of field operators of ϕ4\phi^4 field theory before. The 2D limit of the mutually avoiding walk star apparently corresponds to results of a conformal Kac series. Such a classification seems not possible for the 2D limit of other copolymer stars. The 3rd order calculation of a large collection of exponents furthermore allows for a consistency check of two complementary schemes: epsilon expansion and renormalization at fixed dimension.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9705273,
  title  = {Copolymer Networks: Multifractal dimension spectra in polymer field theory},
  author = {Christian von Ferber and Yurij Holovatch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9705273},
  year   = {2009}
}

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7 pages, revtex, 1 latex picture