Renormalization group analysis of nonequilibrium phase transitions in driven disordered systems
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Renormalization group analysis of nonequilibrium phase transitions in driven disordered systems
（Springer theses : recognizing outstanding Ph. D. research）
Springer, c2019
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"Doctoral thesis accepted by the Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan"
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Description
This book investigates phase transitions and critical phenomena in disordered systems driven out of equilibrium. First, the author derives a dimensional reduction property that relates the long-distance physics of driven disordered systems to that of lower dimensional pure systems. By combining this property with a modern renormalization group technique, the critical behavior of random field spin models driven at a uniform velocity is subsequently investigated. The highlight of this book is that the driven random field XY model is shown to exhibit the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in three dimensions. This is the first example of topological phase transitions in which the competition between quenched disorder and nonequilibrium driving plays a crucial role. The book also includes a pedagogical review of a renormalizaion group technique for disordered systems.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Functional Renormalization Group of Disordered Systems.- Non-perturbative Renormalization Group.- Dimensional Reduction and Its Breakdown in the Driven Random Field O(N) Model.- Nonequilibrium Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition in the Three-dimensional Driven Random Field XY Model.- Summary and Future Perspectives.
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