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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
July 2014
Print publication year:
2010
Online ISBN:
9780511761546
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511761546
Subjects:
Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics, Statistical Physics
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Book description

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.

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'… 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.'

Source: Contemporary Physics

‘… the author 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.’

Nenad Manojlovic Source: Zentralblatt MATH

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