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Self-avoiding walk, spin systems, and renormalization

Mathematical Physics 2019-03-06 v2 math.MP Probability

Abstract

The self-avoiding walk, and lattice spin systems such as the φ4\varphi^4 model, are models of interest both in mathematics and in physics. Many of their important mathematical problems remain unsolved, particularly those involving critical exponents. We survey some of these problems, and report on recent advances in their mathematical understanding via a rigorous nonperturbative renormalization group method.

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@article{arxiv.1808.04476,
  title  = {Self-avoiding walk, spin systems, and renormalization},
  author = {Gordon Slade},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.04476},
  year   = {2019}
}

Comments

Minor edits. To appear in Proc. R. Soc. London, Series A

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