Localization and delocalization of random interfaces

Probability Surveys

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 112-169

  Velenik, Yvan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Entropic repulsion; Pinning; Prewetting; Random interfaces; Random surfaces; Roughening; Wetting

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748764188     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15495787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1214/154957806000000050     Document Type: Article

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