Transfer Matrix Simulations of 2 d -Interfaces in Three-Dimensional Random Media

Abstract
To study Ising interfaces subject to quenched disorder, a transfer matrix method is devised in which a finite-length string evolves in "time"; the "world-sheet" left behind yielding the interface. We have thus mapped out exact configurations for long ribbons of width l ≤ 16, subject to both random bond and random field impurities. We give estimates for the effective roughening, and energy barrier exponents, and discuss their implications.