A renormalisation group analysis of the 4-dimensional weakly self-avoiding walk
Presenter
January 20, 2012
Keywords:
- lattice theory
- lattice models in mechanics
- SLE
- renormalization group
- phase transitions
- conformal field theory
- supersymmetric field theory
- random walks
- correlation function
MSC:
- 60K35
- 60J65
- 60J67
- 60Jxx
- 60-xx
- 82-xx
- 06-xx
- 82B27
- 82B26
- 82B28
- 82Bxx
- 82B41
- 82B43
Abstract
We discuss recent joint work with David Brydges which proves |x|^{-2} decay of the critical two-point function for the continuous-time weakly self-avoiding walk on Z^4. The walk two-point function is identified as the two-point function of a supersymmetric field theory with quartic self-interaction, and the field theory is then analysed using renormalisation group methods.