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Elements of phase transitions and critical phenomena /

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An introductory account of the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena, this book reflects lectures given by the authors to graduate students at their departments and is thus classroom-tested to help beginners enter the field.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nishimori, Hidetoshi (Author), Ortiz, Gerardo, (Prof.) (Author)
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2011.
Series:Oxford graduate texts.
Subjects:
Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
Critical phenomena (Physics)
Transitions de phase.
Phénomène critique (Physique)
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Phase transitions and critical phenomena
  • Mean-field theories
  • Renormalization group and scaling
  • Implementation of the renormalization group
  • Field theory
  • Conformal field theory
  • Kosterlitz-Thouless transition
  • Random systems
  • Exact solutions and related topics
  • Duality
  • Numerical methods.