Exact Sampling of Self-avoiding Paths via Discrete Schramm-Loewner Evolution

Journal of Statistical Physics

Volumn 140, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1115-1129

  Gherardi, Marco ^a  

^a INFN SEZIONE DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Exact sampling; Natural parametrization; Schramm Loewner evolution; Self avoiding walk

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956180191     PISSN: 00224715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10955-010-0031-8     Document Type: Article

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