Question

The renormalization group for the “strong” type of this phenomenon was described by Daniel Fisher. The presence of a small amount of this phenomenon destabilizes a fixed point when “the dimension times nu is greater (15[1])than 2” per the Harris criterion. The free energy is singular in a region of the phase diagram in Griffiths phases caused by this phenomenon. The thermodynamics of systems with this property can be treated through iteratively adding spins and averaging in the cavity method. (15[1])That method is an alternative to one introduced by Sam Edwards which averages (*) “log Z” over this phenomenon by constructing copies of a system called replicas. Depending on whether this phenomenon (-5[1])is thermally distributed, (10[1])this phenomenon may be termed quenched or (10[1])annealed. (10[2])For 10 (10[2])points, paramagnetic phases and glassy systems are associated with high amounts of what phenomenon that is (10[1])said to be measured (-5[1])by entropy? ■END■ (10[2]0[2])

ANSWER: disorder [accept randomness or random fields; accept impurities or impurity; prompt on rare regions; reject “entropy”]
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2024 Chicago Open07/28/2024Y1292%17%17%115.00

Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Eric BobrowRead slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: AThe Jeam Team3415
Arya KarthikCharlotte's Moderately Successful TeamgenAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet7915
Nikhil DesaiFirst Cause, First Cause, make me young!NJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)110-5
Richard NiuAMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUHThe Dyatlov Passement incident11310
Kai SmithPunished "Venom" BHSUI’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open)12010
Eric MukherjeeLMM's LLM MLMGalvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer12110
Vivek SasseThere are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to seeBerkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy12110
Billy BusseBHSU Bit's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown12310
Aseem Keyalsticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zoneMindgoblin of Little Hobbes12310
June YinLes MissourablesAre You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret13910
Natan HoltzmanLisan al-QuibThe Empire Bikes Back143-5
Fierro GreyNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)The Oldest Men in the World14610
Jerry VinokurovThe Oldest Men in the WorldNJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess)1460
Robert WangNJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess)First Cause, First Cause, make me young!1460
Henry AtkinsThe Empire Bikes BackLisan al-Quib14610