Elements of phase transitions and critical phenomena / [electronic resource]
Nishimori, Hidetoshi.
Ortiz, Gerardo.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
c2011.
An introductory account of the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena, this book reflects lectures given by the authors to graduate students at their departments and is thus classroom-tested to help beginners enter the field.
Includes index.
An introductory account of the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena, this book reflects lectures given by the authors to graduate students at their departments and is thus classroom-tested to help beginners enter the field.
Phase transitions and critical phenomena -- Mean-field theories -- Renormalization group and scaling -- Implementation of the renormalization group -- Field theory -- Conformal field theory -- Kosterlitz-Thouless transition -- Random systems -- Exact solutions and related topics -- Duality -- Numerical methods.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Phase transformations (Statistical physics)
Critical phenomena (Physics)
Physics
Physical Sciences & Mathematics
Atomic Physics