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Quantum field theory and critical phenomena

By Jean Zinn-Justin

Book information

Publisher
Clarendon
Year
1996
ISBN
0198518730, 9780198518730
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (22977774 bytes)
Series
Oxford science publications.; International series of monographs on physics (Oxford, England), 77
Edition
3rd ed
Pages
517\517
Library
usenet tech
Time added
2013-03-30 20:00:00

Description

Over the last twenty years quantum field theory has become not only the framework for the discussion of all fundamental interactions (except gravitation) but also for the understanding of second-order phase transitions in statistical mechanics. This advanced volume is based on graduate courses and summer schools given over a number of years by the author. It approaches the subject in terms of path and functional integrals. A Euclidean metric has been adopted and the language of partition and correlation functions is used. Renormalization and the renormalization group are discussed. A major part of the book is devoted to critical phenomena before concluding with a discussion of the role of instantons in quantum field theory

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