= Origin of the replica approach to spin glasses
In his 1985 recollection, <Sam Edwards> traced his work with <Philip Warren Anderson> to Saturday discussions and an analogy with randomly crosslinked polymers. He adapted methods from rubber theory during train journeys while chairing the Science Research Council.<Citation Classic commentary on Theory of spin glasses by Sam Edwards>[Edwards, commentary dated 17 July 1985, published 16 September 1985, collaboration and train journeys]{ref}
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