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Renormalization methods: critical phenomena, chaos, fractal structures

By Annick Lesne

Book information

Publisher
Wiley
Year
1998
ISBN
9780471966890, 0471966894
LCC
QC174.17.R46 L4813 1998
Open Library ID
OL696281M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (3889982 bytes)
Pages
345\345
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
200
Time added
2010-07-29 05:14:56

Description

Originally conceived some thirty years ago in the context of quantum electrodynamics, renormalization methods have progressively developed into an indispensable analytical tool used in widely varying domains of physics and applied mathematics, such asphase transitions and critical phenomenadynamical systems and chaosdeveloped turbulencefractal structures and complex systemspercolationpolymer physicsdiffusion in disordered mediameasure theory and stochastic processes.By explaining the fundamental principles of renormalization theory — such as scale invariance and universality — which lie behind all the technical variations, this book aims to guide the reader to a more unified understanding of todays physics. The book is based on a very accessible main text, supplemented by several more specialized sections; it is intended for graduate students and for researchers who are seeking an introduction to a new area of electrodynamics or a general overview of the physical phenomena to which renormalization methods are applied.

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