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Depinning transition at the upper critical dimension

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2009-11-07 v2 Statistical Mechanics

Abstract

We study the effect of quenched random field disorder on a driven elastic interface close to the depinning transition at the upper critical dimension d_{c}=4 using the functional renormalization group. We have found that the displacement correlation function behaves with distance x as ln(x)^{2/3} for large x. Slightly above the depinning transition the force-velocity characteristics is described by the equation v ~ f |ln(f)|^{2/9}, while the correlation length behaves as L_{v} ~ f^{-1/2}|ln(f)|^{1/6}, where f=F/F_{c}-1 is the reduced driving force.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0209171,
  title  = {Depinning transition at the upper critical dimension},
  author = {Andrei A. Fedorenko and Semjon Stepanow},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0209171},
  year   = {2009}
}

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5 pages, revtex4; improved presentation, new results added

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