Abstract:
The correlation functions of the three-dimensional $n$-vector model are
investigated in the limit $n\to\infty$ near a large defect with dimension $d'$.
It is shown that at the critical point the correlation function behaves
nonuniversally when $d'=1$ and that scaling is violated when $d'=2$. The local magnetization behaves similarly. The calculations have been made to the second order in the parameter $\lambda$, which characterizes the strength
of the defect.