Conformal Invariance: an Introduction to Loops, Interfaces and Stochastic Loewner Evolution

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Henkel, Malte (Editor), Karevski, Dragi (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 853
• Subjects: Physics.; Mathematical physics.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Mathematical Methods in Physics.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Mathematical Physics.

Conformal invariance has been a spectacularly successful tool in advancing our understanding of the two-dimensional phase transitions found in classical systems at equilibrium. This volume sharpens our picture of the applications of conformal invariance, introducing non-local observables such as loo...