Eur. Phys. J. B 64, 557-561 (2008)
https://doi.org/10.1140/epjb/e2008-00287-5

Spin glass models with Kac interactions

Laboratoire de Physique Théorique et Modèles Statistiques, bât. 100, Université Paris-Sud 11, Centre scientifique d'Orsay, 15 rue G. Clémenceau, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France

Corresponding author: ^a silvio.franz@lptms.u-psud.fr

Received: 7 February 2008
Revised: 7 May 2008
Published online: 18 July 2008

Abstract

In this paper I will review my work on disordered systems – spin glass model with two body and p>2 body interactions – with long but finite interaction range R. I will describe the relation of these model with Mean Field Theory in the Kac limit and some attempts to go beyond mean field.