Statistical Topography of Glassy Interfaces
Disordered Systems and Neural Networks
2009-10-30 v1
Abstract
Statistical topography of two-dimensional interfaces in the presence of quenched disorder is studied utilizing combinatorial optimization algorithms. Finite-size scaling is used to measure geometrical exponents associated with contour loops and fully packed loops. We find that contour-loop exponents depend on the type of disorder (periodic ``vs'' non-periodic) and they satisfy scaling relations characteristic of self-affine rough surfaces. Fully packed loops on the other hand are unaffected by disorder with geometrical exponents that take on their pure values.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9709092,
title = {Statistical Topography of Glassy Interfaces},
author = {Chen Zeng and J. Kondev and D. McNamara and A. A. Middleton},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9709092},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
4 pages, REVTEX, 4 figures included. Further information can be obtained from [email protected]