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Equilibrium of anchored interfaces with quenched disordered growth

Statistical Mechanics 2007-05-23 v1 Soft Condensed Matter

Abstract

The roughening behavior of a one-dimensional interface fluctuating under quenched disorder growth is examined while keeping an anchored boundary. The latter introduces detailed balance conditions which allows for a thorough analysis of equilibrium aspects at both macroscopic and microscopic scales. It is found that the interface roughens linearly with the substrate size only in the vicinity of special disorder realizations. Otherwise, it remains stiff and tilted.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0311132,
  title  = {Equilibrium of anchored interfaces with quenched disordered growth},
  author = {M. D. Grynberg},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0311132},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages, 3 postscript figures