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5 0 0 2 Dynamics of disordered elastic systems r a 1 1 2 M T. Giamarchi , A. B. Kolton , and A. Rosso 7 1 DPMC, University of Geneva, 24 Quai Ernest Ansermet, 1211 Geneva, 1 Switzerland Thierry.Giamarchi@physics.unige.ch Alejandro.Kolton@physics.unige.ch ] 2 n Laboratoire de Physique Th´eorique et Mod`eles Statistiques Bˆat. 100, Universit´e n Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay Cedex, France rosso@lptms.u-psud.fr - s i 1 Introduction d . t Understanding the statics and dynamics of elastic systems in a random en- a m vironment is a longstanding problem with important applications for a host - of experimental systems. Such problems can be split into two broad cate- d gories: (i) propagating interfaces such as magnetic [1, 2, 3, 4] or ferroelectric n [5, 6] domain walls, fluid invasion in porous media [7], contact line in wetting o [8], epitaxial growth [9] or crack propagation [10]; (ii) periodic systems such c [ as vortex lattices [11, 12, 13], charge density waves [14], or Wigner crystals of electrons [15, 16]. In all these systems the basic physical ingredients are 1 identical: the elastic forces tend to keep the structure ordered (flat for an v 7 interface and periodic for lattices), whereas the impurities locally promote 3 the wandering. From the competit