Scaling and Renormalization in Statistical Physics - Brossura

Libro 3 di 5: Cambridge Lecture Notes in Physics

Cardy, John

 
9780521499590: Scaling and Renormalization in Statistical Physics

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A thoroughly modern graduate-level introduction to the theory of critical behaviour.

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' ... a short but very intelligible textbook well equilibrated by a variety of material.' V. Zagrebnov, Zentralblatt Math

'Supported with interesting exercises at the end of each chapter, Cardy's book is likely to prove a popular introduction to this demanding but extraordinarily successful method for probing many complex phenomena.' Robert Matthews New Scientist

Descrizione del libro

A thoroughly modern graduate-level introduction to the theory of critical behaviour. Covers phase transitions, mean field theory, phase diagrams, fixed points, cross-over behaviour, finite-size scaling, a simple approach to the epsilon expansion, low-dimensional systems, surface critical behaviour, random systems, percolation, polymer statistics, critical dynamics and conformal symmetry. Includes many problems.

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