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Fluctuating Interfaces, Surface Tension, And Capillary Waves: An Introduction

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  • VLADIMIR PRIVMAN

    (Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, UK)

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We present an introduction to modern theories of interfacial fluctuations and the associated interfacial parameters: surface tension and surface stiffness, as well as their interpretation within the capillary wave model. Transfer matrix spectrum properties due to fluctuation of an interface in a long-cylinder geometry are reviewed. The roughening transition and properties of rigid interfaces below the roughening temperature in3dlattice models are surveyed with emphasis on differences in fluctuations and transfer matrix spectral properties of rigid vs. rough interfaces.

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  • Vladimir Privman, 1992. "Fluctuating Interfaces, Surface Tension, And Capillary Waves: An Introduction," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 3(05), pages 857-877.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:ijmpcx:v:03:y:1992:i:05:n:s0129183192000531
    DOI: 10.1142/S0129183192000531
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