On the Transition from Crystalline to Dynamically Triangulated Surfaces

Abstract

We consider methods of interpolating between the crystalline and dynamically triangulated random surface models. We argue that actions based on the deviation from six of the coordination number at a site are inadequate and propose an alternative based on Alexander moves. Two simplified models, one of which has a phase transition and the other of which does not, are discussed.

Comments: 6 pages plain TeX and 5 encapsulated postscript figures, OUTP-93/17P