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Interface depinning in random media: a physicist's approach

  • Thomas Nattermann (Universität zu Köln, Germany)
G3 10 (Lecture hall)

Abstract

In this talk I introduce and 'solve' a minimal model for the depinning of a driven interface in random media. It is shown by qualitative methods and a functional renormalization group calculation that the interface close to the depinning threshold is self affine and characterized by a number of critical exponents which obey scaling relations.

The extension of these consideration to interfaces driven by an oscillating force is briefly discussed.

Katja Bieling

Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences Contact via Mail

Patrick Dondl

Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik in den Naturwissenschaften

Stephan Luckhaus

Universität Leipzig

Max von Renesse

Technische Universität Berlin