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Effective field approach to phase transitions and some applications to ferroelectrics

By Julio A. Gonzalo

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific
Year
2006
ISBN
9789812568755, 9812568751
Open Library ID
OL9197583M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3079386 bytes)
Series
World Scientific lecture notes in physics 76
Edition
2nd ed
Pages
469\469
Topic
Physics
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

This book begins by introducing the effective field approach, the simplest approach to phase transitions. It provides an intuitive approximation to the physics of such diverse phenomena as liquid-vapor transitions, ferromagnetism, superconductivity, order-disorder in alloys, ferroelectricity, superfluidity and ferroelasticity. The connection between the effective field approach and Landau's theory is stressed. The main coverage is devoted to specific applications of the effective field concept to ferroelectric systems, both hydrogen bonded ferroelectrics, like those in the TGS family, and oxide ferroelectrics, like pure and mixed perovskites.

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