Carlo Vanderzande

Lattice Models of Polymers

Herausgeber: Goddard, Peter; Yeomans, Julia

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides an introduction to lattice models of polymers. This is an important topic both in the theory of critical phenomena and the modelling of polymers. The first two chapters introduce the basic theory of random, directed and self-avoiding walks. The next two chapters develop and expand this theory to explore the self-avoiding walk in both two and three dimensions. Following chapters describe polymers near a surface, dense polymers, self-interacting polymers and branched polymers. The book closes with discussions of some geometrical and topological properties of polymers, and of self-avoiding surfaces on a lattice. The volume combines results from rigorous analytical and numerical work to give a coherent picture of the properties of lattice models of polymers. This book will be valuable for graduate students and researchers working in statistical mechanics, theoretical physics and polymer physics. It will also be of interest to those working in applied mathematics and theoretical chemistry.

Table of contents:
Preface; 1. From polymers to random walks; 2. Excluded volume and the self-avoiding walk; 3. The SAW in d=2; 4. The SAW in d=3; 5. Polymers near a surface; 6. Percolation, spanning trees and the Potts model; 7. Dense polymers; 8. Self-interacting polymers; 9. Branched polymers; 10. Polymer topology; 11. Self-avoiding surfaces; References; Index.

Provides an introduction to lattice models of polymers. Presents theory on random, directed and self-avoiding walks. Discusses polymers near a surface, dense, self-interacting and branched polymers, polymer topology, and self - avoiding surfaces on a lattice. Valuable for graduate students and researchers working in statistical mechanics, theoretical physics, applied mathematics and theoretical chemistry.

An introduction to lattice models of polymers - an area of intense research activity - for graduate students and researchers.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 396g
• ISBN-13: 9780521559935
• ISBN-10: 0521559936
• Artikelnr.: 21058594

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. From polymers to random walks
2. Excluded volume and the self-avoiding walk
3. The SAW in d=2
4. The SAW in d=3
5. Polymers near a surface
6. Percolation, spanning trees and the Potts model
7. Dense polymers
8. Self-interacting polymers
9. Branched polymers
10. Polymer topology
11. Self-avoiding surfaces
References
Index.