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 at their departments and is thus classroom-tested to help beginners enter the field.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Nishimori, Hidetoshi (-)
Otros Autores: Ortiz, Gerardo
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press c2011.
Colección:Oxford graduate texts.
Materias:
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.