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Introduction to conformal invariance in statistical mechanics and to random surface models

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David, F. (1995). Introduction to conformal invariance in statistical mechanics and to random surface models. In: Geyer, H.B. (eds) Field Theory, Topology and Condensed Matter Physics. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 456. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0113367

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