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  3. A Modern Approach to Critical Phenomena
  • Cited by 161
  • Igor Herbut, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
July 2010
Print publication year:
2007
Online ISBN:
9780511755521
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511755521
Subjects:
Physics and Astronomy, Condensed Matter Physics, Nanoscience and Mesoscopic Physics, Statistical Physics
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Book description

Critical phenomena is one of the most exciting areas of modern physics. This 2007 book provides a thorough but economic introduction into the principles and techniques of the theory of critical phenomena and the renormalization group, from the perspective of modern condensed matter physics. Assuming basic knowledge of quantum and statistical mechanics, the book discusses phase transitions in magnets, superfluids, superconductors, and gauge field theories. Particular attention is given to topics such as gauge field fluctuations in superconductors, the Kosterlitz-Thouless transition, duality transformations, and quantum phase transitions - all of which are at the forefront of physics research. This book contains numerous problems of varying degrees of difficulty, with solutions. These problems provide readers with a wealth of material to test their understanding of the subject. It is ideal for graduate students and more experienced researchers in the fields of condensed matter physics, statistical physics, and many-body physics.

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Review of the hardback:'This relatively short and extremely well written book is what i would recommend to every graduate student in condensed matter physics as compulsory reading. …I am sure the students will appreciate its manageable size and conciseness, its crisp argumentation as well as its elegant and not overwhelming mathematical proofs.'

Source: Journal of Statistical Physics

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