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Introduction to Statistical Field Theory
Edouard Brézin
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Description for Introduction to Statistical Field Theory
hardcover. Written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this textbook provides a concise introduction to statistical field theory. Num Pages: 176 pages, 28 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PHS; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 180 x 13. Weight in Grams: 504.
Knowledge of the renormalization group and field theory is a key part of physics, and is essential in condensed matter and particle physics. Written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this textbook provides a concise introduction to this subject. The textbook deals directly with the loop expansion of the free energy, also known as the background field method. This is a powerful method, especially when dealing with symmetries, and statistical mechanics. In focussing on free energy, the author avoids long developments on field theory techniques. The necessity of renormalization then follows.
Knowledge of the renormalization group and field theory is a key part of physics, and is essential in condensed matter and particle physics. Written for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this textbook provides a concise introduction to this subject. The textbook deals directly with the loop expansion of the free energy, also known as the background field method. This is a powerful method, especially when dealing with symmetries, and statistical mechanics. In focussing on free energy, the author avoids long developments on field theory techniques. The necessity of renormalization then follows.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521193030
SKU
V9780521193030
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99-20
About Edouard Brézin
Edouard Brézin is Honorary Professor of Physics at the Ecole Polytechnique, and Emeritus Professor at the Ecole Normale Supérieure (Paris). A former President of the French Academy of Sciences, he is also a Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Royal Society, and Academia Europaea.
Reviews for Introduction to Statistical Field Theory
'… a concise but clear introduction to this now-classic material. … a magisterial introduction to the subject … an excellent example of what such lectures should be: fast-paced, succinct and clear … an excellent concise treatment of the modern theory of phase transitions and the renormalisation group by an expert in the field.' Contemporary Physics '… the author deals directly ... Read more