Elements of phase transitions and critical phenomena

An introductory account of the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena, this book reflects lectures given by the authors to graduate students attheir departments and is thus classroom-tested to help beginners enter the field. Problem sets are included, with solutions given at the end of the book. INDICE: 1: Phase transitions and critical phenomena; 2: Mean-field theories; 3: Renormalization group and scaling; 4: Implementation of the renormalization group; 5: Field theory; 6: Conformal field theory; 7: Kosterlitz-Thouless transition; 8: Random systems; 9: Exact solutions and related topics; 10: Duality; 11: Numerical methods; Appendix: Solutions to exercises

• ISBN: 978-0-19-957722-4
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 376
• Fecha Publicación: 02/12/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés