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Contents: I. Introduction II. Manifolds in random media III. Thermal fluctuations without disorder IV. Random forces V. Random potential: variational approach VI. Physical interpretation of the solution
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Sec I - Introduction Sec II - Equilibrium properties: generalities and methodology Sec III - Equilibrium properties: some important quantities Sec IV - Dynamical properties: heuristic approach Sec V - Dynamical properties: stochastic…