Field theory of self-avoiding walks in random media

Details Field theory of self-avoiding walks in random media Field theory of self-avoiding walks in random media

1999-09-28

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/9909407v1

J.Phys.A32:7843-7849,1999

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

RevTeX, 9 pages; accepted for publication in J. Phys. A

Scientific paper

10.1088/0305-4470/32/45/303

Based on the analogy with the quantum mechanics of a particle propagating in a {\em complex} potential, we develop a field-theoretical description of the statistical properties of a self-avoiding polymer chain in a random environment. We show that the account of the non-Hermiticity of the quantum Hamiltonian results in a qualitatively different structure of the effective action, compared to previous studies. Applying the renormalisation group analysis, we find a transition between the weak-disorder regime, where the quenched randomness is irrelevant, and the strong-disorder regime, where the polymer chain collapses. However, the fact that the renormalised interaction constants and the chiral symmetry breaking regularisation parameter flow towards strong coupling raises questions about the applicability of the perturbative analysis.

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