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We introduce a generalization of the O(N) field theory to N-colored membranes of arbitrary inner dimension D. The O(N) model is obtained for , while leads to self-avoiding tethered membranes (as the O(N) model reduces to self-avoiding polymers). The model is studied perturbatively by a 1-loop renormalization group analysis, and exactly as .Freedom to choose the expansion point D, leads to precise estimates of critical exponents of the O(N) model. Insights gained from this generalization include a conjecture on the nature of droplets dominating the 3d-Ising model at criticality; and the fixed point governing the random bond Ising model.
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Received: 15 October 1998 / Accepted: 4 November 1998
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Wiese, K., Kardar, M. A geometric generalization of field theory to manifolds of arbitrary dimension. Eur. Phys. J. B 7, 187–190 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050604
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s100510050604