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Gene Stanley, the n-vector model and random walks with absorbing boundaries

Date

Authors

Batchelor, Murray

Henry, B I

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

Gene Stanley's early contribution to the n-vector model is briefly reviewed. Also discussed is a problem solved by McCrea and Whipple in 1940; namely random walks with absorbing boundaries. We have found the exact solution of the analogous problem on the

Keywords

Keywords: Mathematical models; Probability; Problem solving; Vectors; Random walks; Phase transitions Absorbing boundaries; Gene Stanley; n-Vector model; Random walks; Self-avoiding walks; Spherical model; Triangular lattice

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/94367

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Open Access Research

Source

Physica A: Statistical mechanics and its applications

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0378-4371(02)01172-X

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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