Statistical physics : statics, dynamics and renormalization /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kadanoff, Leo P. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific, [2000]
Subjects:	Statistical physics. Scaling laws (Statistical physics) Renormalization (Physics) Physique statistique. Lois d'échelle (Physique statistique) Renormalisation (Physique) Statistical physics Statistische Physik Statistische mechanica. Lehrbuch.
Online Access:	EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=63243

Table of Contents:

I Fundamentals of Statistical Physics 1
1.1 Journey: Many Different Approaches 3
1.2 Main Sights 5
1.3 Is the Trip Worthwhile? 9
2 One Particle and Many 11
2.1 Formulation 11
2.2 Ising Model 12
2.3 N Independent Particles--Quantum Description 13
2.4 Averages From Derivatives 15
2.5 N Independent Particles in a Box 17
2.6 Fluctuations Big and Small 20
2.7 Problems of Statistical Physics 21
3 Gaussian Distributions 29
3.2 One Variable 29
3.3 Many Gaussian Variables 31
3.4 Lattice Green Function 33
3.5 Gaussian Random Functions 35
3.6 Central Limit Theorem 35
3.7 Distribution of Energies 36
3.8 Large Deviations 38
3.9 On Almost Gaussian Integrals 41
3.10 Three Versions of Gaussian Problems 42
4 Quantum Mechanics and Lattices 45
4.1 All of Quantum Mechanics in One Brief Section 45
4.2 From d = 1 Models to Quantum Mechanics 46
4.3 An Example: The Linear Ising Chain 48
4.4 One-Dimensional Gaussian Model 51
4.5 Coherence Length 56
4.6 Operator Averages 57
4.7 Correlation Functions 59
4.8 Ising Correlations 60
4.9 Two-Dimensional Ising Model 64
II Random Dynamics 69
5 Diffusion and Hopping 71
5.1 Random Walk on a Lattice 71
5.2 Formulating This Problem 73
5.3 Diffusion of Probability and Particles 76
5.4 From Conservation to Hydrodynamic Equations 79
5.5 Distribution Functions 83
5.6 Cascade Processes and Securities Prices 84
5.7 Reprints on Dynamics 91
5.7.1 Forest and Witten: Smoke Particle Aggregates 92
5.7.2 Witten and Sander: Diffusion Limited Aggregation 101
5.7.3 Kadanoff: Chaos and Complexity 105
6 From Hops to Statistical Mechanics 119
6.1 Random Walk in Momentum 120
6.2 Diffusion Equation Again 123
6.3 Time Dependence of Probability 124
6.4 Time Dependence in Deterministic Case 126
6.5 Equilibrium Solutions 128
6.6 Back to Collisions 131
6.7 From Fokker-Planck to Equilibrium 133
6.8 Properties of Fokker-Planck Equation 135
6.9 Reprints on Organization 138
6.9.1 Chao Tang and others: Phase Organization 139
6.9.2 Bak and others: Self-Organized Criticality 143
6.9.3 Carlson and others: Singular Diffusion 147
6.9.4 Jaeger and others: Experimental Studies 151
7 Correlations and Response 155
7.1 Time Independent Response 155
7.2 Hamiltonian Time-Dependence 158
7.3 Sum Rules 161
7.4 Non-Interacting Particles 163
7.5 Plasma Behavior 164
III More Statistical Mechanics 169
8 Statistical Thermodynamics 171
8.1 Chemical Potential Defined 171
8.2 Barometer Formula 173
8.3 Sharing Energy 174
8.4 Ensemble Theory 179
8.5 Temperatures and Energy Flow 182
9 Fermi, Bose, and Other 187
9.1 Quantum Formulation 187
9.2 Statistical Mechanics of Non-Interacting Degenerate Particles 188
9.3 Non-Degenerate Limit 191
9.4 Degenerate Fermions 192
9.5 Degenerate Bosons I. Photons and Phonons 196
9.6 Degenerate Bosons II. One-Dimensional Phonons 198
9.7 Degenerate Bosons III. Bose Phase Transition 201
9.8 Entropies 203
IV Phase Transitions 207
10 Overview of Phase Transitions 209
10.1 Thermodynamic Phases 209
10.2 Phase Transitions 210
10.3 Two Kinds of Transitions 211
10.4 Back to the Ising Model 214
10.5 Mean Field Theory of Magnets 215
10.6 Phases 216
10.7 Low Temperature Result 218
10.8 Free Energy Selection Argument 219
10.9 Behaviors of Different Phases 221
11 Mean Field Theory of Critical Behavior 225
11.1 Infinite Range Model 226
11.2 Mean Field Theory Near the Critical Point 227
11.3 Critical Indices 230
11.4 Scaling Function for Magnetization 231
11.5 Spatial Correlations 232
11.6m Analyticity 238
11.7 Mean Field Theory for the Free Energy 239
11.8 When Mean Field Theory Fails 242
12 Continuous Phase Transitions 247
12.1 Historical Background 247
12.2 Widom Scaling Theory 248
12.3 Ising Model: Rescaled 252
12.4 Fixed Points 257
12.5 Phenomenology of Scaling Fields 258
12.6 Theory of Scaling Fields 259
12.7 Scaling Relations for Operators 262
12.8 Transforming Operators 266
12.9 Universality 266
12.10 Operator Product Expansions 267
12.11 Reprints on Critical Correlations 268
12.11.1 Kadanoff: Correlations Along a Line 269
12.11.2 Kadanoff-Wegner: Marginal Behavior 274
13 Renormalization in One Dimension 279
13.2 Decimation 279
13.3 Ising Example 280
13.4 Phase Diagrams, Flow Diagrams, and the Coherence Length 281
13.5 Gaussian Model 283
13.6 Analysis of Recursion Relation 284
13.7 Fixed Point Analysis for the Gaussian Model 285
13.8 Two-Dimensional Ising Model 288
14 Real Space Renormalization Techniques 291
14.2 Decimation: An Exact Calculation 292
14.3 Method of Neglect 294
14.4 Potential Moving 295
14.5 Further Work 298
14.6 Reprints on Real Space RG 298
14.6.1 Niemeijer and van Leeuwen: Triangular Lattice R.G. 299
14.6.2 David Nelson's Early Summary 303
14.6.3 Kadanoff: Bond-moving, and a Variational Method 308
14.6.4 Kadanoff: Migdal's Simple and Versatile Method 312
14.6.5 Migdal's Original Papers 348
15 Duality 359
15.1 Doing Sums 359
15.2 Two Dimensions 361
15.3 Direct Coupling and Dual Coupling 363
15.4 Two-Dimensional Calculation 365
15.5 Ising Model 368
15.6 XY is Connected to SOS 369
15.7 Gaussian goes into Gaussian 371
15.8 Dual Correlations 371
16 Planar Model and Coulomb Systems 377
16.1 Why Study a Planar Model? 377
16.2 One-Dimensional Case 379
16.3 Phases of the Planar Model 380
16.4 Gaussian Approximation 382
16.5 Two-Dimensional Coulomb Systems 386
16.6 Multipole Expansion 387
16.7 Reprint on Spin Waves 390
16.7.1 V.L. Berezinskii: An Overview of Problems with Continuous Symmetry 391
17 XY Model, Renormalization, and Duality 399
17.1 Plan of Action 399
17.2 Villain Representation of the Basic Bonds 400
17.3 Duality Transformation 401
17.4 Two Limits 402
17.5 Vortex Representation 403
17.6 Magnetically Charged System 405
17.7 Correlation Calculation 408
17.8 Renormalization Calculation 409
17.9 Spatial Averages 411
17.10 Actual Renormalization 413
17.11 Reprints on Planar Model 415
17.11.1 Kosterlitz-Thouless Theory 416
17.11.2 Kosterlitz: On Renormalization of the Planar Model 439
17.11.3 Jorge V. Jose, Leo P. Kadanoff, Scott Kirkpatrick, David R. Nelson: Renormalization and Vortices 454.