Strong Disorder in Semi-directed Random Polymers
Speaker:
Nikos Zygouras, University of Warwick
Date and Time:
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 11:15am to 12:00pm
Location:
Fields Institute, Room 230
Abstract:
Semi-directed, random polymers can be modeled by a simple random walk in a random potential. We identify situations where the annealed and quenched costs, that the polymer pays to perform long crossings are different. In these situations we show that the polymer exhibits localization.