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The Theory of critical phenomena : an introduction to the renormalization group

By James Binney

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0198513941, 9780198513940, 0198513933, 9780198513933
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5019061 bytes)
Series
Oxford science publications
Pages
xii, 464 pages : ill ; 24 cm\475
Library
kolxo3
DPI
400
Time added
2014-11-04 21:00:00

Description

The successful calculation of critical exponents for continuous phase transitions is one of the main achievements of theoretical physics over the last quarter-century. This was achieved through the use of scaling and field-theoretic techniques which have since become standard equipment in many areas of physics, especially quantum field theory. This book provides an introduction to these techniques. Continuous phase transitions are introduced, then the necessary statistical mechanics is summarized, followed by standard models, some exact solutions and techniques for numerical simulations. The real-space renormalization group and mean-field theory are then explained and illustrated. The final chapters cover the Landau-Ginzburg model, from physical motivation, through diagrammatic perturbation theory and renormalization to the renormalization group and the calculation of critical exponents above and below the critical temperature

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