Introduction to the Theory of Critical Phenomena
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Introduction to the Theory of Critical Phenomena

Mean Field, Fluctuations and Renormalization

  1. 700 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Introduction to the Theory of Critical Phenomena

Mean Field, Fluctuations and Renormalization

About this book

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena. The content covers a period of more than 100 years of theoretical research of condensed matter phases and phase transitions providing a clear interrelationship with experimental problems. It starts from certain basic University knowledge of thermodynamics, statistical physics and quantum mechanics. The text is illustrated with classic examples of phase transitions. Various types of phase transition and (multi)critical points are introduced and explained. The classic aspects of the theory are naturally related with the modern developments. This interrelationship and the field-theoretical renormalization group method are presented in details. The main applications of the renormalization group methods are presented. Special attention is paid to the description of quantum phase transitions. This edition contains a more detailed presentation of the renormalization group method and its applications to particular systems.

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Information

Publisher
WSPC
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9789813100909

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface to the Second Edition
  4. Preface to the First Edition
  5. 1. Introduction
  6. 2. Equilibrium States and Phases
  7. 3. Thermodynamic Theory of Phase Transitions
  8. 4. Landau Expansion
  9. 5. Statistical Mechanics and Mean-Field Approximation
  10. 6. Fluctuations and Fields
  11. 7. Perturbation Theory of Fluctuation Fields
  12. 8. Renormalization Group
  13. 9. Some Applications
  14. 9.6 Anisotropy, Coupled Order Parameters and Multicritical Behaviour
  15. 9.7 Critical Properties of Superconductors and Liquid Crystals
  16. 9.8 Magnetic Fluctuations in Thin Superconducting Films
  17. 9.9 Phase Transitions in Unconventional Ferromagnetic Superconductors
  18. Appendix A Useful Mathematical Formulae
  19. Appendix B Gaussian Integrals and Transformations
  20. Appendix C Some Functionals
  21. Appendix D D-dimensional Integration and Some Fourier Transformations
  22. Appendix E Perturbation Integrals and Sums
  23. Appendix F Fourier Amplitudes of Lattice Exchange Interactions
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index