Nonuniversality in crumpled manifolds

Abstract
The continuum theory of self-avoiding D-dimensional manifolds with fixed connectivity, in d dimensions, is considered. The exponent γ is argued to exist only for integer D It is shown that its ε=4D-(2-D)d expansion is not universal at 0(ε), but depends on the shape of the manifold’s boundary. γ is calculated for a hyperellipsoid. New universal contact exponents are given for various points of a crumpled manifold.

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