Surface tension in ising systems with Kac potentials

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 743-796

  Alberti, G ^a   Bellettini, G ^a   Cassandro, M ^b   Presutti, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interfaces; Kac potentials; Surface tension; convergence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039120566     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02179792     Document Type: Article

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