J. Phys. France 51, 2395-2398 (1990)
DOI: 10.1051/jphys:0199000510210239500

Spectral dimension of fluid membranes

Shigeyuki Komura et Artur Baumgärtner

Institut für Festkörperforschung, Forschungszentrum Jülich, D-5170 Jülich, F.R.G.

Abstract
The spectral dimension ds of polymerized and fluid self-avoiding vesicles are investigated by Monte Carlo methods. For both cases we obtained ds=2, which indicates that these surfaces belong to the same class of "microcanonical" surfaces.

PACS
3620E - Conformation (statistics and dynamics).
8239W - Ion exchange, dialysis, osmosis, electro-osmosis, membrane processes.
6141 - Polymers, elastomers, and plastics.
6805 - Liquid-liquid interfaces.

Key words
membranes -- Monte Carlo methods -- polymer structure