A Modern Approach to Critical Phenomena
Title | A Modern Approach to Critical Phenomena PDF eBook |
Author | Igor Herbut |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2007-01-04 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1139460129 |
Critical phenomena is one of the most exciting areas of modern physics. This 2007 book provides a thorough but economic introduction into the principles and techniques of the theory of critical phenomena and the renormalization group, from the perspective of modern condensed matter physics. Assuming basic knowledge of quantum and statistical mechanics, the book discusses phase transitions in magnets, superfluids, superconductors, and gauge field theories. Particular attention is given to topics such as gauge field fluctuations in superconductors, the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition, duality transformations, and quantum phase transitions - all of which are at the forefront of physics research. This book contains numerous problems of varying degrees of difficulty, with solutions. These problems provide readers with a wealth of material to test their understanding of the subject. It is ideal for graduate students and more experienced researchers in the fields of condensed matter physics, statistical physics, and many-body physics.
Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena
Title | Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena PDF eBook |
Author | Shang-keng Ma |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 591 |
Release | 2018-05-04 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0429967438 |
An important contributor to our current understanding of critical phenomena, Ma introduces the beginner--especially the graduate student with no previous knowledge of the subject-to fundamental theoretical concepts such as mean field theory, the scaling hypothesis, and the renormalization group. He then goes on to apply the renormalization group to selected problems, with emphasis on the underlying physics and the basic assumptions involved.
Modern Theory of Critical Phenomena
Title | Modern Theory of Critical Phenomena PDF eBook |
Author | Shanggeng Ma |
Publisher | |
Pages | 600 |
Release | 1976 |
Genre | Critical phenomena (Physics) |
ISBN |
Quantum Field Theory and Critical Phenomena
Title | Quantum Field Theory and Critical Phenomena PDF eBook |
Author | Jean Zinn-Justin |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 1034 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN |
Describes particle physics and critical phenomena in statistical mechanics in a unified framework, incorporating graduate lecture notes from the 1970s and 1980s at several universities in Europe and the US. Deals with general field theory, functional integrals, and functional methods; renormalization properties of theories with symmetries and specific applications to particle physics; lattice gauge theories and asymptotic freedom in four dimensions; and the role of instantons and the application of instanton calculus to the large-order behavior of perturbation theory and the problem of summation of the perturbative expansion. Several chapters close with exercise, solutions or hints for which are provided. No dates are noted for the previous editions. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Critical Dynamics
Title | Critical Dynamics PDF eBook |
Author | Uwe C. Täuber |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 529 |
Release | 2014-03-06 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0521842239 |
A comprehensive and unified introduction to describing and understanding complex interacting systems.
Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systems
Title | Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Sacha Friedli |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 643 |
Release | 2017-11-23 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 1107184827 |
A self-contained, mathematical introduction to the driving ideas in equilibrium statistical mechanics, studying important models in detail.
Elements of Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena
Title | Elements of Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena PDF eBook |
Author | Hidetoshi Nishimori |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 373 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0199577226 |
As 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. Most parts are written as self-contained units and every new concept or calculation is explained in detail without assuming prior knowledge of the subject. The book significantly enhances and revises a Japanese version which is a bestseller in the Japanese market and is considered a standard textbook in the field. It contains new pedagogical presentations of field theory methods, including a chapter on conformal field theory, and various modern developments hard to find in a single textbook on phase transitions. Exercises are presented as the topics develop, with solutions found at the end of the book, making the text useful for self-teaching, as well as for classroom learning.