Constructive physics : results in field theory, statistical mechanics and condensed matter physics : proceedings of the conference held at Palaiseau, France 25-27 July 1994 /

Addressing graduate students and researchers in physics and mathematics, this book fills a gap in the literature. It is an introduction into modern constructive physics, field theory and statistical mechanics and a survey on the most recent research in this field. It presents the main technical tool...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Rivasseau, Vincent, 1955-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, [1995]
Series:Lecture notes in physics ; 446.
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Summary:Addressing graduate students and researchers in physics and mathematics, this book fills a gap in the literature. It is an introduction into modern constructive physics, field theory and statistical mechanics and a survey on the most recent research in this field. It presents the main technical tools such as cluster expansion and their implementation in the rigorous renormalization group, and studies physical models in some detail. The reader will find a study of the ultraviolet limit of the Gross-Neveu model, of continuous symmetry breaking and of self-avoiding random walks in statistical mechanics, as well as applications to solid-state physics. Mathematicians will find constructive methods useful for studies in partial differential equations.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 337 pages) : illustrations.
ISBN:9783540492221 (electronic bk.)
3540492224 (electronic bk.)
ISSN:1616-6361 ;