Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Interfaces and Lines
Abstract
The lectures examine several problems related to non-equilibrium fluctuations of interfaces and flux lines. The first two introduce the phenomenology of depinning, with particular emphasis on interfaces and contact lines. The role of the anisotropy of the medium in producing different universality classes is elucidated. The last two lectures focus on the dynamics of lines, where transverse fluctuations are also important. We shall demonstrate how various non-linearities appear in the dynamics of driven flux lines. The universality classes of depinning, and also dynamic roughening, are illustrated in the contexts of moving flux lines, advancing crack fronts, and drifting polymers.
Cite
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9704172,
title = {Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Interfaces and Lines},
author = {Mehran Kardar},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9704172},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
36 pages, TeX, includes 10 eps figures. Lectures delivered at the The 4th CTP Workshop on Statistical Physics: ``Dynamics of Fluctuating Interfaces and Related Phenomena", Seoul National University, Korea