Enterprise Collaboration - Softcover

Levermore, David M.; Hsu, Cheng

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0387514295 ISBN 13: 9780387514291

Publisher: Springer, 2008

Synopsis

This monograph gives a detailed introductory exposition of research results for various models, mostly two-dimensional, of directed walks, interfaces, wetting, surface adsorption (of polymers), stacks, compact clusters (lattice animals), etc. The unifying feature of these models is that in most cases they can be solved analytically. The methods used include transfer matrices, generating functions, recurrence relations, and difference equations, and in some cases involve utilization of less familiar mathematical techniques such as continued fractions and q-series. The authors emphasize an overall view of what can be learned generally of the statistical mechanics of anisotropic systems, including phenomena near surfaces, by studying the solvable models. Thus, the concept of scaling and, where known, finite-size scaling properties are elucidated. Scaling and statistical mechanics of anisoptropic systems in general are active research topics. The volume provides a comprehensive survey of exact model results in this field.

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0387514295
• ISBN 13: 9780387514291
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 196