Conformal Invariance and Critical Phenomena /
This book provides an introduction to conformal field theory and a review of its applications to critical phenomena in condensed-matter systems. After reviewing simple phase transitions and explaining the foundations of conformal invariance and the algebraic methods required, it proceeds to the expl...
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| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1999.
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| Series: | Texts and monographs in physics.
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Table of Contents:
- Critical Phenomena: A Reminder
- Conformal Invariance
- Finite Size Scaling
- Representation Theory of the Virasoro Algebra
- Correlators, Null Vectors and Operator Algebra
- Ising Model Correlators
- Coulomb Gas Realization
- The Hamiltonian Limit and Universality
- Numerical Techniques.-Conformal Invariance in the Ising Quantum Chain
- Modular Invariance
- Further Developments and Applications
- Conformal Perturbation Theory
- The Vicinity of the Critical Point
- Surface Critical Phenomena
- Strongly Anisotropic Scaling.