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Theory of dynamic critical phenomena

By Hohenberg P.C , Halperin B.I.

Book information

Year
1977
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1455466 bytes)
Series
Rev.Mod Phys.49
Pages
45\45
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

An introductory review of the central ideas in the modern theory of dynamic critical phenomena is followed by a more detailed account of recent developments in the field. The concepts of the conventional theory, mode-coupling, scaling, universality, and the renormalization group are introduced and are illustrated in the context of a simple example-the phase separation of a symmetric binary fluid. The renormalization group is then developed in some detail, and applied to a variety of systems. The main dynamic universality classes are identified and characterized. It is found that the mode-coupling and renormalization group theories successfully explain available experimental data at the critical point of pure fluids, and binary mixtures, and at many magnetic phase transitions, but that a number of discrepancies exist with data at the superfluid transition of 4He.

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