Statistical physics of phase transitions
β Scribed by Dodgson M.J.W.
- Publisher
- The American Institute of Physics
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 72
- Edition
- LN
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Table of Contents
Syllabus ......Page 1
1 Early understanding of phase transitions ......Page 3
2 Statistical mechanics of phase transitions ......Page 14
3 Thermal fluctuations in the ordered phase: How to kill a phase transition ......Page 21
4 Field theory of phase transitions ......Page 30
5 Scaling and renormalization group approach ......Page 39
6 Vortex-unbinding transition in the 2D-XY model ......Page 55
Problem Sheet ......Page 70
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