101 research outputs found
Meander, Folding and Arch Statistics
The statistics of meander and related problems are studied as particular
realizations of compact polymer chain foldings. This paper presents a general
discussion of these topics, with a particular emphasis on three points: (i) the
use of a direct recursive relation for building (semi) meanders (ii) the
equivalence with a random matrix model (iii) the exact solution of simpler
related problems, such as arch configurations or irreducible meanders.Comment: 82 pages, uuencoded, uses harvmac (l mode) and epsf, 26+7 figures
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Strings, Matrix Models, and Meanders
I briefly review the present status of bosonic strings and discretized random
surfaces in D>1 which seem to be in a polymer rather than stringy phase. As an
explicit example of what happens, I consider the Kazakov-Migdal model with a
logarithmic potential which is exactly solvable for any D (at large D for an
arbitrary potential). I discuss also the meander problem and report some new
results on its representation via matrix models and the relation to the
Kazakov-Migdal model. A supersymmetric matrix model is especially useful for
describing the principal meanders.Comment: 12 pages, 4 Latex figures, uses espcrc2.sty Talk at the 29th
Ahrenshoop Symp., Buckow, Germany, Aug.29 - Sep.2, 199
Folding Transitions of the Square-Diagonal Lattice
We address the problem of "phantom" folding of the tethered membrane modelled
by the two-dimensional square lattice, with bonds on the edges and diagonals of
each face. Introducing bending rigidities and for respectively long
and short bonds, we derive the complete phase diagram of the model, using
transfer matrix calculations. The latter displays two transition curves, one
corresponding to a first order (ferromagnetic) folding transition, and the
other to a continuous (anti-ferromagnetic) unfolding transition.Comment: TeX using harvmac.tex and epsf.tex, 22 pages (l mode), 17 figure
A transfer matrix approach to the enumeration of plane meanders
A closed plane meander of order is a closed self-avoiding curve
intersecting an infinite line times. Meanders are considered distinct up
to any smooth deformation leaving the line fixed. We have developed an improved
algorithm, based on transfer matrix methods, for the enumeration of plane
meanders. While the algorithm has exponential complexity, its rate of growth is
much smaller than that of previous algorithms. The algorithm is easily modified
to enumerate various systems of closed meanders, semi-meanders, open meanders
and many other geometries.Comment: 13 pages, 9 eps figures, to appear in J. Phys.
Meanders: Exact Asymptotics
We conjecture that meanders are governed by the gravitational version of a
c=-4 two-dimensional conformal field theory, allowing for exact predictions for
the meander configuration exponent \alpha=\sqrt{29}(\sqrt{29}+\sqrt{5})/12, and
the semi-meander exponent {\bar\alpha}=1+\sqrt{11}(\sqrt{29}+\sqrt{5})/24. This
result follows from an interpretation of meanders as pairs of fully packed
loops on a random surface, described by two c=-2 free fields. The above values
agree with recent numerical estimates. We generalize these results to a score
of meandric numbers with various geometries and arbitrary loop fugacities.Comment: new version with note added in proo
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