Random surfaces: from polymer membranes to strings
- 21 May 1994
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Journal of Physics A: General Physics
- Vol. 27 (10) , 3323-3353
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/27/10/009
Abstract
I review the state of knowledge about random surface ensembles in continuous embedding spaces and their possible role in defining strings in arbitrary dimensions. The application of rigorous statistical mechanics, approximate calculation and numerical simulation is described.Keywords
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