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<li> '''The replica trick.'''  
<li> '''The replica trick.'''  
In Problems 1, we defined the <ins>quenched free energy</ins> as the quantity controlling the scaling of the typical value of the partition function <math>Z </math>, which means:  
In Problems 1, we defined the <ins>quenched free energy</ins> as the quantity controlling the scaling of the typical value of the partition function <math>Z </math>, which means:  

Revision as of 18:02, 13 January 2024

Goal: In this set of problems, we use the replica method to study the equilibrium properties of a prototypical mean-field model of glasses, the spherical -spin model. We set up the calculation in these two problems, and conclude it next week.
Techniques: replica trick, Gaussian integrals.